Parts of North America are poised to become “hotspots of water scarcity” within decades, partly because pollutants will make some water sources harder to use, scientists warned on Tuesday, urging ...

Water pollution is top environmental issue in survey of 30,000 people across 31 countries and territories by Globescan and WWF With the world facing a worsening water crisis, a huge public survey ...

Pesticides, heavy metals, micro- and nanoplastics in the soil, and environmentally harmful chemicals can have a detrimental effect on the cardiovascular system, according to a review paper. The ...

Drinking water in the United States is at risk, scientists have said, as nitrogen pollution seems to be increasing. In a new study, scientists found that a third of the world's drinking water could be ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The state Environmental Protection Commission focused on Iowa drinking water at its December meeting ...

CANTON, Minn. — Water shoots up from the hills of Vance and Bonnie Haugen’s idyllic dairy farm here in a valley close to the Iowa border. That’s why they named it Springside Farm in the ‘90s.