Water Quality Archives

Algae Blooms

Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice

by Keith Schneider September 27, 2022April 14, 2025

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Algae Blooms

Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators

by Keith Schneider September 22, 2022April 14, 2025

Algae Blooms

Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most

by Laura Gersony September 20, 2022April 14, 2025

Algae Blooms

In A Year of Water Quality Reckoning, National Imperative is Impeded

by Keith Schneider September 15, 2022April 14, 2025

Algae Blooms

Farms in Six Southeast Michigan Counties Are Major Sources of Lake Erie Toxic Blooms

by Keith Schneider September 13, 2022April 14, 2025

Algae Blooms

Danger Looms Where Toxic Algae Blooms

by Keith Schneider September 8, 2022April 14, 2025

Water Quality

Living in a ‘Critical State’: The Price of a South African Town’s Dirty Water

by Circle of Blue August 24, 2022March 7, 2025

Pollution

A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making

by Circle of Blue August 17, 2022March 7, 2025

Pollution

‘A Tsunami of Human Waste’: Half of South Africa’s Sewage Treatment Works Are Failing, Says Report

by Circle of Blue August 9, 2022March 18, 2025

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Pollution

Concrete River

by Circle of Blue July 26, 2022March 7, 2025

Health

Child diarrhea cases surge as sewage runs on Cape Town streets

by Circle of Blue June 22, 2022March 7, 2025

Great Lakes

Many Rural Towns Have Neglected Drinking Water Systems for Decades

by Lester Graham May 3, 2022March 4, 2025

Latest

Executive Order Puts Oldest Polluting Coal Plants Back in Action

Emergency orders are keeping obsolete coal plants running, raising costs and prolonging toxic pollution.

April 2, 2026April 2, 2026

‘We’re harvesting the sun’: A huge solar project grows in California

A sweeping plan to build 21 gigawatts of solar plus batteries on 136,000 acres could be a lifeline for Central Valley farmers facing devastating water shortages.

March 31, 2026March 31, 2026

EPA Reversal Opens the Door to More Mercury Pollution

Federal pollution exemptions for coal plants reverse decades of progress on toxic air and water pollution.

March 25, 2026March 27, 2026

Global Collapse of Migratory Freshwater Fish Drives Calls for Transboundary Cooperation

New report finds 81 percent population decline since 1970, reflecting broader deterioration of river health worldwide

March 24, 2026

The Great Lakes Are Wasting a Massive Source of Clean Energy

Huge potential gains from using waste heat from sewers, data centers, and power plants.

March 19, 2026April 1, 2026

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Category: Water Quality

Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice

Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators

Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most

In A Year of Water Quality Reckoning, National Imperative is Impeded

Farms in Six Southeast Michigan Counties Are Major Sources of Lake Erie Toxic Blooms

Danger Looms Where Toxic Algae Blooms

Living in a ‘Critical State’: The Price of a South African Town’s Dirty Water

A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making

‘A Tsunami of Human Waste’: Half of South Africa’s Sewage Treatment Works Are Failing, Says Report

Concrete River

Child diarrhea cases surge as sewage runs on Cape Town streets

Many Rural Towns Have Neglected Drinking Water Systems for Decades

The world faces compounding crises.

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