Less nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollution is entering the Chesapeake Bay, according to a watershed model by the Chesapeake Bay Program. The seven jurisdictions, including Virginia, that make up ...

Horizon 30 mined the Carter Quarry site outside of Poplar without a permit for several months last year. Now, DEQ is seeking ...

A developer will enhance its sediment control measures and pay to conserve more than 60 acres of land in southeast Durham as part of a settlement with an environmental watchdog organization. In ...

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- Water in Mulat Bayou is being polluted with sediment because of nearby homes being built, according to Santa Rosa County officials. People who live in that Avalon Beach ...

The Chesapeake Bay Program announced last week that the seven jurisdictions that make up the Chesapeake Bay watershed continue to make progress in reducing the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and ...

Lush forests and crisp mountain air have drawn people to New York’s Adirondack Mountains for centuries. In the late 1800s, these forests were a haven for tuberculosis patients seeking the cool, fresh ...

The Maryland Department of the Environment has filed suit against a home builder and construction companies, citing repeated environmental violations on its construction site in Harford County. The ...

An environmental assessment of textile fibre pollution has found natural textile fibres persist in lake sediments, and could ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Sound Rivers and the Southern Environmental Law Center are suing Clayton Properties ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sediment from Lick Creek is making its way downstream into a branch Falls Lake, as shown in this photo from an aerial flight taken ...