Human activities add large quantities of nitrogen to the environment, much of which gets washed into streams and rivers. These waterways transport some of that nitrogen to the oceans, but they also ...

A new map identifies the third of U.S. rivers most likely to sustain freshwater biodiversity, but almost none of those waterways are protected.

Microplastics can be found everywhere in nature—from drinking water to clouds in the atmosphere—but scientists have yet to fully uncover how severely they impact the environment or the precise factors ...

Appalachian rivers and streams are home to remarkable biodiversity—more than half of all North American aquatic species live here. They provide refuge for cold-water fish species as the climate warms, ...

If you stand beside Seven Creeks in Victoria or Spring Creek in Queensland, they might seem small and unremarkable. But these creeks flow into the mighty Goulburn and Condamine Rivers, and punch far ...

When you think about heat waves, you might picture sweltering cities, shimmering asphalt and unbearable summer afternoons. These heat waves dominate the headlines because we feel them directly. Rivers ...

Pitkin County administrators and representatives from the Healthy Rivers and Streams board met for the second time with county commissioners to determine the best course of action for fund balance and ...