A winter storm dumped heavy snow across parts of the Plains and the Ozarks before tracking across the Appalachians and into the mid-Atlantic, leaving a snowy, icy mess in its wake. The storm was ...

A specialized sponge that works to slurp up pollutants, and then release them as desired, may present a reusable, low-cost solution. As more waterways contend with algae blooms and pollution ...

As a result, many (but not all) urban areas now direct storm-water to a treatment plant before it is released into the environment. Standard approaches to storm-water treatment are often slow and ...

The latest in a chain of closely packed winter storms was taking aim at the Midwest on Monday before rolling toward the East for what could be the biggest snow yet to hit the region − or nothing ...

Over 1,000 people have been rescued across the state. The death toll in Kentucky has risen to 15 from a devastating storm that battered the state this weekend. "Kentucky, please add another family ...

A team of firefighters rescued two adults who were trapped in a gushing creek in Orange County, California on early Friday morning. Orange County Fire Authority firefighters saved a woman and man ...

A winter storm will bring continued cold temperatures, snow, ice and wind to much of the country this week, with parts of the South potentially getting six inches of snow and parts of the Mid ...

PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Communities across the eastern U.S. were grappling Monday with major flooding from a storm that brought heavy rain and strong winds to multiple states over the weekend, causing ...

The sponge, coated with nanoparticles that have an affinity for pollutants, can collect metals like zinc and copper, as well as phosphate, and in previous iterations has successfully pulled lead ...

Solutions for algae blooms and pollution caused by minerals from agricultural runoff and industrial manufacturing processes tend to be costly and can be used just once. As more waterways contend with ...

Both occupants of the silver car managed to walk away uninjured after the large tree suddenly crashed down on to their vehicle Two people escaped unhurt when a tree fell on to their moving car ...