Welcome to today’s edition of Boiling Point. I’m Ian James, a reporter on The Times climate and environment team, filling in for my colleague Sammy Roth. As the burning of fossil fuels and other human ...

Wetlands are an important part of the ecological system, providing a myriad of benefits for people, wildlife, and the ...

The water quality of the Blue Earth River has declined severely since the Rapid Dan Dam failed last year. Our Randall Gimm ...

At its peak concentration levels, the air wafting through the Tijuana River Valley contains thousands of times the typical rate of hydrogen sulfide found in an urban neighborhood, a new study in the ...

At the center of the Wye case is "nutrient overload" of the chemicals nitrogen and phosphorus into river water from ...

For more than 50 years, the Columbia Environmental Research Center has produced research about contaminants and their effects in the water and on land. President Trump's proposed funding cuts to the U ...

The future of water pollution regulation in Pennsylvania is murky following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority. In a 5-4 ruling earlier this ...

A leaked submission prepared by a New Zealand government department raising serious concerns about the risk of water pollution to a Hawke’s Bay river has been suppressed by the government, the New ...