Across the central U.S., nitrate from crop fertilizer and livestock facilities is seeping into water underground. Many family ...

County officials have said they will eventually close the incinerator, located in a predominantly Black community. Advocates ...

When pollution gets bad enough in the rivers supplying Iowa’s largest city with drinking water, it costs Des Moines around $16,000 a day to run a special system to filter out dangerous nitrates. It’s ...

El Paso and Los Angeles were among the most polluted areas in the United States last year, according to a new air quality report that evaluated pollution levels around the world in 2025. The report is ...

Despite the control measures and regulations in place, industrial water pollution is still a problem in the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that thousands of ...

Be sure to follow USA TODAY Sports' live blog keeping track of all of NCAA Tournament's Day 1 games. PORTLAND, OR — The first upset of the 2026 NCAA Tournament is complete with No. 12 seed High Point ...

High Point is riding high after its first March Madness victory in school history. The 12th-seeded Panthers came back from double digits to take down No. 5 Wisconsin in the tournament's first upset in ...

Missiles and bombs contain heavy metals and other toxic pollutants. After they explode, these can linger for decades, posing health risks. News of black rain falling on Tehran felt all too familiar to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, a move that would reverse a Biden administration ...

As we drove through southwest Memphis, KeShaun Pearson told me to keep my window down—our destination was best tasted, not viewed. Along the way, we passed an abandoned coal plant to our right, then ...

Two state lawmakers introduced legislation this month that aims to crack down on a major source of water pollution from cruise ships in Alaska waters. Sen. Jesse Kiehl and Rep. Sara Hannan, both ...