CLEVELAND, Ohio — People walking, running or launching boats along Lake Erie’s shorelines may have noticed more exposed beach and rock than in recent years — a subtle sign the lake has dipped below ...

IIHR research associate Tom Stoeffler checks the sensor unit for a nitrate sensor at Waterworks Prairie Park in Iowa City on Sept. 11. The state’s automated network of sensors allows for monitoring of ...

Lake Shasta, California's largest reservoir, has started declining after reaching a significant milestone of recovering to near full capacity for the third year in a row after years of critically low ...

Severe drought has taken a massive toll on many South Texas lakes over the past few years, and no lake has been more affected than Medina Lake, just 40 miles west of San Antonio. The drought was ...

Yule be sorry if you try this so-called Christmas tree hack. Experts explain why pouring boiling water into a Christmas tree stand will quickly land you on the naughty list this holiday season.

Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir, spent much of last spring and summer in free fall. Over the course of four months, Mead’s elevation plummeted an astonishing 20 feet, first exposing one of ...

On Jan. 15, a hacker tried to poison a water treatment plant that served parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. It didn't seem hard. The hacker had the username and password for a former employee's ...

A new solar-charged ion sponge takes brackish water into the fresh zone for improved desalination. Solar water purification is a huge research area, with different required energy loads. The filter ...