From unclean drinking water to islands of plastic in the ocean, water pollution is a worldwide concern. A recent publication in Scientific Reports explores the potential of using native microorganisms ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Want to help reduce water pollution in Tennessee? The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is accepting grant proposals for any water projects that can help reduce nonpoint ...

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 ...

An ongoing groundwater crisis in the Lower Umatilla Basin has long been linked to the local agricultural industry. Well into the third decade of this crisis, the industry says it should be part of the ...

Nitrogen pollution could intensify global water scarcity threefold by 2050, scientists warn in a recently published paper. In addition, “newly emerging pollutants,” such as microplastics, heavy metals ...

Claire Carlson ’23 was a 2022-23 Environmental Ethics Fellow with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. Improper dumping and waste disposal from corporations impacts the ...