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 ...

Sediment can block sunlight from reaching underwater grasses, suffocating shellfish that rely on them for their habitat. Pollution reducing practices used in backyards, in cities and on farms can ...

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 ...

A developer will enhance its sediment control measures and pay to conserve more than 60 acres of land in southeast Durham as part of a settlement with an environmental watchdog organization. In ...

CHICO — Brown and orange colored sediment polluted salmon-bearing and crop-irrigating waters of Butte Creek beginning Thursday morning, caused by a breach along the Butte Canal near Lovelock. Around 7 ...

Lush forests and crisp mountain air have drawn people to New York’s Adirondack Mountains for centuries. In the late 1800s, these forests were a haven for tuberculosis patients seeking the cool, fresh ...

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 Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of MountainTrue and the Center for Biological Diversity today warned Horizon 30, LLC, the owner of an illegal mining site, to stop polluting the ...