From the fly-fishing perspective, the nightmare impact of fracking on trout streams has always been the specter of toxic fracking fluid spilled (or dumped) into pristine waterways, sending wild trout ...

Researchers modeled the journey of microplastics released in wastewater treatment plant effluent into rivers of different sizes and flow speeds, focusing on the smallest microplastic fragments — less ...

The Department of Ecology is seeking public comment on updates to state water quality standards that would set requirements for the levels of oxygen and fine sediment in streams and rivers. According ...

Sediment removal: Sediment and debris washed downstream can restrict the flow of water in some areas. During a heavy storm, ...

<p>Virginia is continuing to identify problems in Fairfax County waters: E. coli bacteria in Pimmit Run, mercury and other contaminants in the tissues of fish from Lake Accotink, and sediment ...

JAMAICA — A stream restoration project is underway in the Ball Mountain Brook. Hunter Excavating of Londonderry is removing about 15,000 cubic yards of river rock and sandy sediment material from the ...