Water Pollution

Hannah Ray J Childs kayaks at a whitewater park she helped create on the Maquoketa River Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Manchester, Iowa. Brittany Peterson/AP Photo/Brittany Peterson MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) — Hannah Ray J Childs propelled her kayak into a rapid on Iowa’s Maquoketa River on a recent afternoon and…

ILLEGAL DUMPING. Residents fear water contamination after waste dumping in sitio Dapdap in Barangay Kalunasan, especially in downstream areas where residents source water. FB page of Councilor Dave Tumulak Published on :  May 15, 2026, 12:44 pm Summary Councilor David Tumulak discovered an illegal makeshift dump site in the ravines…

Monday 04 May 2026 - 07:00am JOHANNESBURG - Emfuleni Municipality is facing renewed scrutiny over years of discharging raw sewage into the Vaal River. It's appearing in the Vereeniging Magistrate’s Court accused of contaminating one of Gauteng’s most vital water sources. The municipality faces seven charges linked to water pollution…

Wastewater pollution in the Klip River catchment has led to criminal proceedings against the City of Johannesburg, the City of Ekurhuleni and Mogale City, according to the Department of Water and Sanitation. Criminal proceedings are at an advanced stage against the City of Johannesburg, the City of Ekurhuleni and Mogale…

April 20, 2026 2 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm Here’s what happens when you give salmon cocaine It turns out that salmon exposed to cocaine through water pollution do a lot of swimming—which may not be a good thing By Gennaro Tomma edited by Andrea Thompson Illustration…

Consumers are increasingly concerned about what they’re drinking. Results from Trellis data partner GlobeScan’s consumer survey on environmental challenges show water pollution stands out as the most serious concern globally. This sentiment coincides with the heightened global focus on water as climate extremes disrupt the global water cycle and momentum builds ahead…

Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. People living near concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, in California, Texas and Iowa suffer from higher rates of cancer, suggesting that the air and water pollution from the massive farms may be…

The Mekong Delta of Vietnam ranks among the world’s three most climate-vulnerable regions. Known as Southeast Asia’s “rice basket,” the region is home to 18 million people, produces half of Vietnam’s rice and 65% of its aquaculture, but faces escalating threats from rising sea levels, water pollution...Read More

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Two weeks ago, when Texas sued a massive Dow petrochemical plant over water pollution, state environmental regulators were already considering a novel proposal from the company that would effectively legalize discharges of plastic material from the 4,700–acre complex into waters feeding San Antonio Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.  If…