Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A study has highlighted the importance of small streams and the consequences of stripping these waterways of federal protection, ...

Trump has moved to reopen sections of federally protected marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean to commercial fishing.

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Like icebergs and human beings, waterways are made up of more than what’s visible on the surface. Take Lapwai Creek, near Lewiston, Idaho: At a casual glance, it’s a ribbon of cool water, shaded by ...

Pesticides can harm aquatic ecosystems and human health, so scientists need to understand how they move from farm fields into streams. A management tool commonly implemented is riparian buffers—strips ...

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 ...