Gauteng's rivers face severe pollution from sewage, industrial waste, and failing systems, posing health risks with unsafe levels of E. coli, experts warn.

The artist's objective was to bring attention to sewage pollution and the treatment of certain groups as a drain on society.

This means that a river or beach deemed too expensive or polluted to clean up, simply won't be designated. The government calls this "avoiding poor value for money". We call it writing pollution into ...

Swimmable Cities is a global alliance of local government officials, experts and advocates working to make urban waterways clean enough to swim in. Jan de Groen / Swimmable Cities ...

A major sewer pipe collapse has dumped hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage into the Potomac River, highlighting a nationwide problem involving failing infrastructure.

Pollution in the Tijuana River has impacted communities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border for decades. As officials seek solutions, the public health crisis continues to plague residents. For ...

The report said the State Ganga Committee failed to conduct timely safety audits of STPs, resulting in avoidable loss of human lives and damage to assets| India News ...

While progress has been slow and expensive, a Massachusetts city remains determined to cut back how much untreated sewage it dumps into the Connecticut River.

Hundreds of women are expected to take part in an annual sea swim. To mark International Women’s Day, which took place last week, 500 women are due to take part in The Big Swim on Saturday afternoon, ...

The January collapse of a pipe dumped huge amounts of sewage into the Potomac River. But smaller sewer overflows that draw far less notice are common and sometimes cause backups into homes that threat ...

Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has informed National Green Tribunal (NGT) that to accurately assess the volume of sewage entering the Yamuna, it floated a tender to install flow-measurement systems on major ...