By Jessica Camille Aguirre, OnEarth Without beer, human civilization wouldn't exist. Twelve thousand years ago, the transition of the human race from ...

Climate change is bringing many uncertainties, especially to the world of water. No continent will be harder hit by climate change than Africa.

The Klamath settlement transcends partisanship and breaks down barriers to help us realize this dream of clean, healthy streams in our watershed. Because, we know just how important it is to have a clean river flowing with huge fish.

What makes the best summer vacations or a Labor Day escape? Rivers. Swimming, fishing, napping on a shady riverbank -- there's no better getaway. Fortunately, dozens of jaw-droppingly beautiful rivers run through the Golden State.

For every gallon of residential water used, five times more than that will be used to provide that home with electricity produced by fossil fuel plants or hydropower.

While the most extreme effects are being felt in the middle of the country, even regions that typically have greater rainfall, such as the Great Lakes, Southeast and Northeast, are also parched.

On June 21, the World Bank is expected to submit to its Board of Directors a credit of $684 million for a 1,000-kilometer-long transmission line from Ethiopia to Kenya. Strong evidence links this transmission line to the Gibe III Dam.

In spite of what scientists and water conservationists are telling us about the delicate state of the Potomac, Congress is actively pursuing legislation that will reduce federal environmental oversight of our lakes, rivers, and streams.

America may be filled with beautiful rivers and streams, but some of the country's most notable waterways are also its most endangered. Released Tuesd...

Ikal Angelei receives the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize today. She is defending the interests of 500,000 poor indigenous people against a destructive hydropower dam, and has successfully taken on many of the world's biggest dam builders and financiers.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Even as the Port of Charleston and its fierce competitor Savannah., Ga., compete to get federal money to deepen their harbor...

By damming, diverting and polluting our rivers, we not only destroy branches of the tree of life that may have existed for hundreds of millions of years. A new study shows that we may also deplete the seed bank of future generations.

The following excerpt comes from the November issue of National Geographic: The Middle Fork of the Salmon is not so much a river as an exuberant ex...