The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation should start planning to modify the Glen Canyon Dam, which plugs the Colorado to form Lake ...

Scientists and regulators are divided over the threat posed by rising levels of a chemical called TFA.

For years, scientists have struggled to solve the "plastic paradox"—the mystery of millions of tons of missing plastic.

Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan was among those questioned under oath this month after release of a new documentary about the ...

As Colorado River states race to finish a deal, water users face a resource altered by drought and climate change.

Why do some rivers split? UCSB scientists found the answer—and it could change how we restore and manage waterways.

It turns out that rivers choose their path based on erosion – a discovery that could transform flood planning and restoration ...

A landmark report for the global agreement on wetlands paints a dire picture of the state of the world’s water bodies that ...

Tyler Hoskins and Andrew Todd of the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources are studying the kinds of ponds many people ...

Rivers are Earth's arteries. Water, sediment and nutrients self-organize into diverse, dynamic channels as they journey from ...

One of the UN Sustainable Development Goals aims to secure clean water and good sanitation for all by 2030, in recognition of ...