The Biden administration on Friday issued a rule that defines which types of waterways in the U.S. will receive federal water quality protections under the 1972 Clean Water Act, repealing a Trump-era ...

Water is essential for life, agriculture, industry, and ecosystem health. Studies on sustainable clean water are tackling critical global challenges of how to ensure safe, reliable, and equitable ...

Tribal advocates have been advocating for additional funding to remedy the lack of access to clean drinking water, which threatens community health and economic prosperity. “Native American households ...

Before Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, U.S. factories and cities could pipe their pollution directly into waterways. Rivers, including the Potomac in Washington, smelled of raw sewage and ...