Authorities have advised against recreational activities on the river as D.C. Water investigates what caused a pipe to break, spewing millions of gallons of sewage.

Another legislative session brings another opportunity for Florida policymakers to protect our water and our health. So far, state Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith has stepped up to the plate. His proposed ...

When Floridians think about water pollution, many picture visible problems like red tide blooms, dead fish or closed beaches. But some of the most serious threats to Florida’s water quality are far ...

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To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Wake Forest University School of Medicine has received a ...

There are 360,000 older septic systems in Suffolk County and about 35,000 on the North Shore of Nassau, most of them slowly leeching nitrogen into the groundwater and Long Island’s streams, rivers and ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Dec. 18 paused the proposed development of a new community in Awendaw that would have brought about 200 septic tank-dependent homes across 182 acres on the town’s ...

County commissioners blasted state legislators for enacting a mandate without providing funding, and leaving it up to local governments to figure out the costs. Anyone can view a sampling of recent ...

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – There are new incentives for people who live on the Indian River Lagoon to get off their old septic systems. The nitrogen from old septic tanks is part of the blame for decades ...

The University of Alabama System board of trustees announced a big change to college admissions processes Thursday. The system’s three campuses in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham and Huntsville will start ...

Brevard County will now offer at least $6,000 to homeowners to help them upgrade their septic systems. A 2023 state law requires homeowners near the Indian River ...