Water

An open body of water can be particularly eerie. It’s part of what led creator and author Geo Rutherford to make her viral videos on Spooky Lakes.

A potable water shortage and a toxic stew of sewage and other pollutants that Hurricane Helene’s flooding left behind have prompted a race to avert a public health crisis in North Carolina

Congress appears interested in passing mining legislation. But bills that would expand access to hard-rock minerals across the U.S. ignore supply chain standards and environmental consequences

A cost-effective pollution solution on Cape Cod could start in the bathroom.

Toxic algal blooms are forcing Cape Cod communities to consider expensive sewer and septic system projects.

Cape Cod’s water is turning “pea-soup green”—and after decades of scientific detective work, we know why.

Bubbles shaped like teardrops, flattened eggs and worms reveal ice’s inner life

Though sometimes overstated, the benefits of cold-water swimming are slowly becoming clearer

The Mississippi River has been manipulated for decades. A new book considers alternative forms of control

More huge cities are facing Day Zero—the date water taps go dry—just as Cape Town, South Africa, did

A new EPA rule will limit PFASs, or “forever chemicals,” in your drinking water for the first time. Here’s what that means for you

Tourism is big business on the cape, but a growing environmental issue could disrupt the lives of tourists and residents, alike.