Discover how young scientist Gitanjali Rao created a device to detect lead contamination in water.

Rivers are a vital source for drinking water, plant and animal life, and community, but across the U.S., many of the largest and most critical of these waterways — and the people and wildlife they ...

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CHICAGO (CBS) -- Lake Michigan may be benefiting from a bit of irony. A new study from the University of Illinois suggests that pollution in Chicago's waterways is protecting the lake from invasive ...

Three Hawaii beaches made a national top-10 list for high bacterial counts exceeding recreational health standards.

The city of Salisbury, Maryland, has installed new "trash nets" on stormwater pipes to reduce waterway pollution. These nets are designed to capture floatable debris like plastic bottles and wrappers ...

Thawing permafrost is rapidly transforming dozens of Arctic streams into acidic, metal-laden waterways, according to new ...