FILE - Ships travel along the Mississippi River in LaPlace, La., as the sun sets on Oct. 20, 2023. The nation’s rivers and streams remain stubbornly polluted with nutrients that can contaminate ...

An update of Louisiana's strategy to help reduce the low-oxygen “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico is being criticized as inadequate because of its reliance on a proposed project now in doubt and for ...

Braided channels of the Mississippi River near the Quad Cities are pictured Sept. 18. Flight support provided by LightHawk. Iowa is one of 33 states that fuel algae blooms that starve aquatic life of ...

Even with clear science and strong laws, environmental protection projects can get stuck. This case shows how enshrining environmental rights in our constitution can get things moving again.

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Jana Friedrich, IAEA Department of Nuclear Sciences and ...

Plans to allow housing developers in England and Wales to “offset” the river pollution caused by building new homes may not actually work, as they are often impractical and lack scientific evidence to ...

Red tide is a phenomenon that occurs when algae in the ocean reproduce rapidly and create a large concentration of red pigments in the water, giving it a reddish-brown hue. These algae, also known as ...

The nation’s rivers and streams remain stubbornly polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and fuel a gigantic dead zone for aquatic life in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a recently ...