Water ‘Bankruptcy’ Era Has Begun for Billions, Scientists Say January 22, 2026 By Danielle Bochove A new era has begun of “global water bankruptcy,” with humans depleting freshwater systems to the point they can’t recover,...
EPA Aims to Speed Permitting for Energy, AI Infrastructure With Rule Change January 14, 2026 By Timothy Gardner The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed a rule revising Biden-era pollution protections for waterways, a move the Environmental Protection Agency...
Thames Among UK’s Worst-Polluting Water Firms as Incidents Rise October 23, 2025 By Priscila Azevedo Rocha Thames Water was among Britain’s most-polluting water companies last year as the total number of serious incidents jumped 60%, the...
This Pollution Lawsuit Could Reach Far Beyond Banks of River Wye in UK October 23, 2025 The River Wye used to be full of wild salmon. Today it is full of algae. And the meandering waterway...
Britain Will Make it Easier to Fine Water Firms for Pollution October 22, 2025 By Priscila Azevedo Rocha The UK plans to make it easier to fine water companies that harm the environment, ramping up pressure on firms...
Constellation Energy to Spend $340M to Improve Water Quality at Maryland Dam October 10, 2025 By Brian Witte Constellation Energy has agreed to spend more than $340 million to improve water quality at Maryland’s Conowingo Dam, which flows...
No End in Sight to Plastic Pollution Crisis as Treaty Negotiations in Geneva Fail August 18, 2025 By Jennifer McDermott Negotiations to reach a major treaty to end growing plastic pollution around the world fell apart on Friday [Aug. 15],...
Toxic Spill at China-Owned Zambian Mine 30 Times Worse Than Estimated August 15, 2025 By Matthew Hill The partial collapse of a waste dam at a Chinese state-owned copper mine in Zambia may have released 30 times...
Ship Manager Pleads Guilty to Dumping Oily Water Off Coast of New Orleans July 25, 2025 Eagle Ship Management LLC (ESM), based in Stamford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships...
India’s Kerala State Seeks $1.1 Billion in Compensation From MSC Over Oil Spill July 8, 2025 By Arpan Chaturvedi India’s southern state of Kerala has sued Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Company and sought $1.1 billion in compensation after one of...