water pollution

PFAS, known as “forever chemicals,” do not break down and can build up in the body

Dozens of states and cities around the country are suing the fossil fuel industry, claiming companies misled the public about the dangers of their products

As the Environmental Protection Agency scales back enforcement because of staff shortages and new federal rollbacks, concerns are growing in Michigan and across the country about who will hold polluters accountable

Abby Hileman, Salt Watch Coordinator for the Izaak Walton League of America says often, people use way more salt than is needed

More than 143 million Americans are at risk of toxic PFAS, so-called forever chemicals, in their drinking water, according to new test results released by the Environmental Protection Agency and with just 40% of water systems fully tested, the number is expected to rise

As environmental groups and policy analysts in the Mississippi River basin seek solutions to shrink a massive “dead zone” that forms off the coast of Louisiana each year, they have looked to a regional cleanup program in the Chesapeake Bay as a model

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has a month to respond in court to a new lawsuit concerning a factory farm in the central part of the state

Excessive compliance costs have forced Wisconsin regulators to stop developing standards limiting so-called forever chemicals in groundwater, Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday

The world's water and freshwater ecosystems, with an annual estimated economic value of $58 trillion, are in a downward spiral - according to a new World Wildlife Fund report

Federal, state and local officials have agreed to spend about $450 million to dredge contaminated sediment from Milwaukee's harbor and area rivers.