The Colville Confederated Tribes’ successful effort to hold a British Columbia smelter accountable for dumping pollutants into the Columbia River for a century has caught the atten...

A new and legally binding international treaty to reduce harmful emissions of mercury was adopted by more than 140 states at the 5 th International Negotiating Committee session at...

National Public Radio (NPR) has unearthed documents via the federal Freedom of Information Act that show how a legal loophole enables oil companies to let oil-laden wastewater flow...

On the Wind River Indian Reservation in central Wyoming, an ongoing community health study may finally have the data to back up community members' claims about high cancer rates, a...

IQUITOS, Peru—The world that PlusPetrol has built in Peru’s Amazon over the last 16 years seems to be crumbling under the weight of the company’s alleged crimes...

Neal Chism, a sailor from West Seattle, has traveled down the Duwamish River about 90 times during the past 2-1/2 years, picking up debris along its banks, the Seattle Times report...

Years after gaining Superfund status for the Duwamish River, advocates including members of the Duwamish Tribe have been handed a plan by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...