EPA imposes first limits on PFAS chemicals in drinking water
For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency has established national limits for six types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances…
Why scientists aren’t sold on an idea to pipe ocean water to the Great Salt Lake
As the Great Salt Lake shrinks and scientists fret about storms of toxic dust and its potential ecological collapse, Utah…
Here’s Why Salt Water Is Invading the Mississippi and Whether It Will Happen More Often
CLIMATEWIRE | The drought-driven wedge of salt water creeping up the Mississippi River is deepening a mystery about one of…
Louisiana officials say efforts to combat saltwater intrusion will help delay drinking water impacts
Louisiana officials said Thursday that efforts to slow the push of salt water upstream in the Mississippi River are helping…
Salt water creeping up Mississippi could cause health concerns and more
The steady push of salt water upstream in the drought-hit Mississippi River could have serious health and economic consequences across…
New Orleans braces for drinking water emergency from drought-stricken Mississippi River
Officials in Louisiana are in a race against time as salt water from the Gulf of Mexico threatens drinking water…
Dry states taking Mississippi River water isn’t a new idea, but some mayors want to kill it
ST. LOUIS — Community leaders along the Mississippi River worried that dry southwestern states will someday try to take the…
Major shipping routes are struggling with water shortages. El Niño could make it worse.
An increasing number of climate-driven extreme weather events is taking its toll on the world’s major shipping routes — and…
China bans seafood from Japan as Fukushima water release begins
China had earlier extended a long-standing ban on seafood imports from 10 of Japan’s 47 prefectures, including Fukushima and Tokyo,…