So far, state and Hopewell officials say the sewage spill has not interrupted drinking-water supply or home water use. Just don't wade or swim.

Hopewell plant spills 1 million gallons of raw sewage; James River swimming advisory issued ...

Democratic leaders in both houses of Congress Thursday introduced legislation to help combat the ongoing Tijuana River sewage ...

Remediation of cancer-causing industrial toxins on the Thomson Reservoir resumes as environmental agencies aim to ...

The report is a novel effort to project measurable increases on costs for environmental cleanups that Jacksonville-area communities have to do.

A popular park in the City of Richmond is set to play a key role in a major environmental effort aimed at making the James River cleaner, reducing flood risks and protecting public health.

RICHMOND, Va. — The city of Richmond has launched a project aimed at reducing excess sewage flowing into the James River.

Over the past four decades, the American shad population in Virginia — specifically the James River — collapsed. Humans are largely to blame. Dams, pollution, commercial fishing bycatch, water ...

An investigation into a marine casualty incident involving the Hon. James L. Oberstar freighter is continuing, as the U.S. Coast Guard announced on Tuesday, June 10 it had established a Unified ...

Crews are assessing damage after an 806-foot freighter grounded in the St. Marys River. The Interlake Steamship Company said the incident involving the M/V Hon. James L. Oberstar occurred as it ...

But after periods of rampant overfishing and pollution, the fish had nearly vanished from the James and, in its scarcity, gained a certain mythological status. For all his days out on the river ...

The settlement, which still must be approved by a judge, includes $1.5 million in civil penalties and $3 million for restoring the Chicago River habitat for fish and aquatic life.