A Price Tag for the Gowanus Cleanup
The E.P.A. estimates that it will cost $467 million to $504 million and last until 2020.
View ArticleBeyond the Myth: The Bounteous Mekong
At first glance, the river may seem a near-wilderness. On closer inspection, the Mekong and its banks are more like an unruly linear farm.
View ArticleHobbled on Energy, India Ponders a Multitude of Dams
India has the world’s single largest population lacking electricity, but many argue that dam-building is not the solution.
View ArticleSupreme Court to Decide on Texans’ Bid for Oklahoma’s Water
The Supreme Court agrees to decide whether the water authority serving Fort Worth and its growing suburbs can take water from within Oklahoma's borders.
View ArticleHearings Set on the Gowanus Cleanup
The E.P.A. will take questions on its Superfund cleanup of the canal, which involves dredging contaminated sediment.
View ArticleA Gentle Giant of a Catfish Fades From Sight
The population of the giant fish has declined by an estimated 90 percent in the Mekong over the last 20 years.
View ArticleE.P.A. Directs New York to Act on Muddy Waterway
The agency says New York State must figure out how to alleviate the turbidity caused by discharges from an upstate reservoir.
View ArticleMilestone Looms for Farm-Raised Fish
Sometime very soon, the majority of the fish we eat will come from aquaculture rather than oceans.
View ArticleOn Our Radar: Rising Floodwaters in Australia
Rescuers are trying to reach hundreds of people stranded in Queensland.
View ArticleOn Our Radar: A Research Station on Skis
To cope with shifting ice in the Antarctic, researchers devise a structure made of modules with legs that sit atop skis.
View ArticleStudy Slams Nuclear Waste Practices at Hanford
A former site for manufacturing weapons-grade uranium is poorly managed "by just about any definition," a report from the Government Accountability Office says.
View ArticleThe Sockeye’s Secret Compass
After two years at sea, salmon find their way back to their native river by sensing a familiar magnetic field, researchers say.
View ArticleMother Water, Fish Water
As big fish in the Mekong grow rarer, fishermen harvest the smaller ones to feed the region's appetite.
View ArticleFloating Islands to the Rescue
Iowa farmers consider using artificial wetlands to capture and process the fertilizer runoff that is polluting the Mississippi.
View ArticleA Tug Would Be Thrilling: Where Are the Fish?
Fishing alongside his son in the Mekong River, the author wonders why a catch is so daunting.
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