A fascinating if dismal report of the state of Santa Barbara County aquifers went to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, prompting an odd “poop-fest” of a discussion of toilet-to-tap options, which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than half of U.S. beaches have fecal contaminated water that exceeds EPA standards. (Illustration: Oscar Duarte for Yahoo; ...

With the sun blazing and temperatures expected to climb into the low 80s Friday, Seattleites will be eying area lakes and swimming beaches for relief from the heat. But before you take the plunge, ...

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its statutory authority in its regulation of San Francisco’s discharge of pollutants into the ...

When it was announced that the swim portion of USA Triathlon’s Sunday sprint event had been canceled, our first thought was that Lake Erie’s water had been once again contaminated with sewage. How ...