After a Falcon 9 rocket stage burned up in the atmosphere, vaporised lithium and other metals drifted over Europe. This ...

Progress doesn’t look like letting billion-dollar corporations and big industries continue to pollute groundwater for a few more years in order to protect their profits.

In ordinary circumstances coral reefs are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, built slowly by animals that appear to be plants. Each coral polyp houses microscopic algae that convert ...

State Sen. Jesse Kiehl says he’s drafting legislation to address water pollution from cruise ships that use scrubbers to ...

Scientists warn that winter snow can hide a dangerous mix of pollution that is unleashed when temperatures rise.

The PERMIT Act could weaken Clean Water Act protections, affecting drinking water and ecosystems in Detroit and other areas.

Oklahoma oil companies left behind tens of thousands of unplugged wells that belch greenhouse gases and allow industrial ...

Residents in a region of Oklahoma believe pollution from long-defunct oil wells are contaminating the water and causing ...

Last year, six hog farms in the state were the first to get funding from California’s program to offset its emissions from ...

With rising bills, deteriorating river health and a lack of investment, regulators face an uphill battle to stabilise the ...

New research has uncovered troubling evidence beneath Rhode Island's Pawcatuck River — pollution that could continue seeping ...

The Register's readers are talking about causes of cancer, the meaning of freedom and the Trump administration in letters ...