American Rivers' annual report includes 10 rivers that hold significance to people and nature, or are threatened by climate ...

After Baltimore settles pollution lawsuits, Maryland officials report progress at the two treatment plants and announce community projects that are part of the consent decree.

Through his travels, Smith discovered that while the Chesapeake might not contain ... scientists declared some 35 percent of the bay proper a "dead zone," with too little oxygen to support life.

Over the last 40 years, the number of identified dead zones has risen from less than 50 to over 400. Millions of tons of food and millions of dollars are lost each year as a result of hypoxic events.

Escaping city life on your own private island might sound like a fantasy, but it could become a homebuyer’s reality with a new listing in the Chesapeake Bay. A property listed by real estate ...

The map is a fascinating representation of the protection geography and meteorology gives the millions of people who live in the mid-Atlantic region.

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for two overdue boaters after discovering the group's capsized boat off Neah Bay. One of the boaters was recovered dead Thursday afternoon; the other two ...

An East Bay high school student-athlete died after being seriously injured in a weekend swimming accident, family and officials confirmed on Thursday. Amin Noroozi, a junior at Acalanes High ...

BAY CITY, Mich. (WJRT) - Bay City Public Schools is mourning the loss of an eighth-grade student who was found dead shortly after he got off a school bus Tuesday afternoon. District spokesman Ben ...

The City of Palo Alto is exploring quiet zones along three roads that cross the Caltrain corridors in the south part of the city. The city, along with consultants, is in the initial study phase ...

Heavy weather hit Auckland to begin the weekend, as the Prime Minister heads to the UK then Gallipoli for Anzac Day. A person is dead after a crash between a car and a cyclist in rural Hawke’s ...