The man who runs Washington, D.C.’s primary water utility said Wednesday that his team is “continuing to assess” a ...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or a cascade of “snowcrete,” which might actually be plausible) for the past two ...

The Potomac River was found to have dangerously high levels of E. coli bacteria when water sample tests were conducted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PARIS − The rumors are true: going to the bathroom in France can be confusing − and political. The French toilet, as many American ...

French citizens have taken to social media to protest the Seine's cleanliness ahead of the 2024 Olympics. Dubbed "Je Chie Dans La Seine Le 23 Juin" or "I poop in the Seine on June 23," the movement ...

As intense heat settles over Richmond for the summer, the murky, green waters of the James River look increasingly enticing. Whether it’s wise to swim in them, however, depends upon whom you ask. Some ...

Rachel Feltman: One week from today the 2024 Olympics in Paris will begin with a parade—not in a stadium but on a river. Thousands of athletes from more than 200 territories will float on boats down ...

A man kayaks down the Russian River in Guerneville, Calif. Josh Edelson Associated Press file The Russian River in Northern California has a poop problem, and county officials say drunken beachgoers ...

After a week of frozen pipes, emergency pumps, environmental warnings, and tens of millions of gallons of sewage spilling ...

Look, we get it: the last thing you need to read is more bad news. Not when masked paramilitaries are laying siege to Minneapolis, prominent members of the executive branch of the federal government ...