Video from a suburb of Argentina’s capital of Buenos Aires shows a bright red waterway. The area has multiple tanneries that use chemicals to treat leather.

A stream south of the Argentine capital turned a freakish vermilion this week, prompting concerns about pollution. Officials ...

A stream winding through a populous area on the outskirts of Buenos Aires has turned crimson red in recent hours that has ...

Heavy metals naturally occur in the Earth's crust, but human activities can increase their concentration in the environment, ...

Scientists from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have identified a strain of bacteria that ...

A new plan to boost rural revitalization in China outlines measures to develop agricultual sectors and improve livelihoods of ...

Dumping stations and dockyards, along with 46 industries and 36 kitchen markets, were identified as major contributors to the pollution.

If the Brahmaputra’s flow is reduced, the riverine nature of Bangladesh will face severe challenges, says the adviser ...

China is building the world's largest hydropower dam, the Motuo Hydropower Station, in Tibet near the Indian border. This ...

The hydropower dam, in quake-prone Tibet, is set to be the world’s biggest. But China has said little about the project, ...

Air pollution in the Thai capital forced more than 350 schools to close on Friday, city authorities said, the highest number in five years. Bangkok officials also announced free public transport ...