University of Birmingham researchers have demonstrated a new method to break down toxic pollutants in wastewater, using ...

Exposure to one of the most toxic forms of mercury (methylmercury) may also disrupt the body's metabolic health, according to ...

Pre-industrial pollution from coal smoke and wood-burning in regions like the southeastern U.S. and UK may have made the air ...

Surface water and groundwater form an interconnected hydrological system, where pollutant migration—especially that of emerging pollutants (e.g., PFAS, ...

A study has demonstrated that discarded Jamun tree leaves can be transformed into a highly effective material for cleaning dye-contaminated water, offering a low-cost and environmentally friendly ...

Scientists are exploring a surprisingly simple way to clean up diesel engines: adding tiny droplets of water to the fuel. During combustion, the water rapidly vaporizes, triggering micro-explosions ...

A new three-part factual drama, Dirty Business, highlights the murky world of the English water industry. This Channel 4 docudrama follows the lives of two concerned citizens from Oxfordshire in south ...

These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. In the summer of 2022, months after Tammy Boarman and her husband, Chris, moved into their newly built “forever ...

WASHINGTON, February 10, 2026 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $370 million financing to improve sanitation and solid waste management services, reducing water ...

Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines, staining rocks orange and coating stream beds with metals. These acidic discharges, known as acid mine drainage, are among the ...

This roundup of The Conversation’s climate coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine. “Iran is experiencing not one environmental crisis but the ...

Ravinder Kumar wades through ankle-deep sludge every day to leave his home in Sharma Enclave in northwest Delhi – yet inside the brick tenement, he does not have a drop to drink. Surrounded by filth, ...