Currents

"I came by my interest in clean water honestly," former President Bill Clinton said at the Waterkeeper Alliance’s 10th anniversary conference in New York City on June 26. "I grew up in this national park, where we had the government protecting our precious water."

Homeowners living in San Francisco who dump their leftover spaghetti in with the regular trash could someday face fines of $100.

A recent study has shown that wastewater carries some unnatural additives—pollutants that may also be present in drinking water.

Researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, have quantified the actual cost for local farmers to restore wetlands on their properties—and it’s much lower than anticipated.

Here’s a new twist on school for those who are sick of the classroom: a master’s degree that only spends four months in the classroom, and the other 20 months in the field.

This summer, lots of people are packing up the family car instead of booking flights abroad. Make the most of your road trip while leaving behind a minimal environmental impact by checking out E‘s ten tips.

Protecting the world’s oceans is a family affair for Alexandra Cousteau—granddaughter of Jacques—who is traveling through five continents over the course of 100 days to explore the interconnectivity of water.

Some consider tar sands the end of our oil crisis; others see them as a catalyst for our imminent environmental crisis.

Since 1972, the Coast Guard has been responsible for a range of environmental prevention and response activities. But following the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, much of the Coast Guard’s expanded operations and funding have focused on port security and counter-terrorism.