An analysis of 500 watersheds found levels of organic carbon, phosphorus, and other pollutants up to 103 times higher after a ...

News about Water Pollution, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

A look at a homeless camp found during a fire suppression sweep to mitigate fire and pollution hazards across Anderson, Calif., on Friday, June 13, 2025.

DEP investigates illegal mangrove-removal and Indian River Lagoon water pollution A first-degree misdemeanor is punishable by a $10,000 maximum fine or six months in jail, or both.

The Port of Los Angeles will need to clean up widespread water contamination in the city’s harbor by shoring up sewage treatment operations, according to a settlement approved by a federal judge.

Researchers have created an inexpensive hydrogel that can filter phosphorus from contaminated surface waters, drinking water supplies or wastewater streams to reduce phosphorus pollution and reuse ...

In lower-income countries, poor water quality is due to low levels of wastewater treatment, which differ from higher-income countries, whereas runoff from agriculture poses the most serious problem ...