Less nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollution is entering the Chesapeake Bay, according to a watershed model by the Chesapeake Bay Program. The seven jurisdictions, including Virginia, that make up ...

Next week, the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board will consider tweaking regulations for Humboldt Redwood ...

Rapidan Dam’s partial failure sent an estimated 11.6 million cubic yards of sediment downstream. Experts are worried about its ecological impacts and say it could take years to fully understand them.

Sound Rivers and the Southern Environmental Law Center are suing Clayton Properties Group, alleging a development in Southeast Durham is resulting in significant sediment pollution to nearby waterways ...

Waterways turn red when it rains in southeast Durham. This is no metaphor—locals coined the term “tomato soup” to describe the color of their creeks, which for years have turned shock-red from muddy ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Sound Rivers and the Southern Environmental Law Center are suing Clayton Properties ...

Five of North Carolina’s lakes—some recreational sites and vistas for homeowners—contain large quantities of coal ash sediment, as found in a study published by scientists at Duke University and ...

The global relocation of industries driven by economic shifts has altered pollution patterns worldwide. Assessing heavy metal contamination in river sediments, which act as both sinks and potential ...

On the western side of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, sits Myuna Bay, a quiet bay with meadows of seagrass ...