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“Whatcha gonna do when they come for you”-thinks this week’s EarthWord...

When you’re not dead yet, but aren’t feeling well either, there’s an EarthWord for that...

New USGS models help predict storm effects on beaches

First-of-its-kind survey shows that algal toxins are found nationwide

At least one pharmaceutical chemical was detected in all 59 streams sampled

A new study from the USGS assesses water quality data for the Juniata River Basin in Western Blair County, Pennsylvania.

These are the first published studies to demonstrate water-quality impacts to a surface stream due to activities at an unconventional oil and gas...

Researchers have figured out what makes certain chemicals  accumulate to toxic levels in aquatic food webs. And, scientists have developed a screening...

The world's largest breeding population of ospreys is coping well with the long-lasting residues of toxic chemicals that were banned decades ago but...

Scientists have collected and analyzed 84 environmental samples to establish baseline data prior to any active uranium mining activities at the Canyon...