Flash droughts are severe droughts that rapidly intensify over weeks rather than seasons, desiccating land and ravaging livelihoods without warning. As a result, governments need to treat them as a ...

Energy Secretary Chris Wright is keeping the plants open in service of President Donald Trump's plan for a renaissance of ...

After two river spills swept through parts of the Commonwealth — including a recent jet fuel spill release into the James River — experts are renewing concerns about aging and ...

WASHINGTON, February 10, 2026 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $370 million financing to improve sanitation and solid waste management services, reducing water ...

Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region in Southern Australia is experiencing a nine-month toxic algae bloom that ...

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Frontier. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. An Oklahoma ...

Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to revise the Clean Water Act, specifically a section of the law that regulates water quality and limits states’ and tribes ...

BOARDMAN, Ore. (PTV) - Data centers have proliferated across Oregon over the last 15 years, but their water usage is creating additional problems for communities already struggling with contamination.

QUAD CITIES, Iowa (KWQC) - Central Iowa’s water supply is contaminated with nitrates, which largely come from agriculture, according to a new report. Experts said the main water quality issues in the ...

A new study estimates the environmental impact of AI in 2025 and calls for more transparency from companies on their pollution and water consumption. A new study estimates the environmental impact of ...