Most farmers hope for rain during a dry season. But West Virginia poultry farmer Lois Alt found herself wishing for anything but as she became embroiled in a court battle with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over a storm water permit.

You may not draw your water from a well, but you probably rely on groundwater much more than you know. That's why National Groundwater Awareness Week, which runs from March 9-15, is so important.

Sometimes, chemicals in emissions do not always need to be directly harmful to demand regulation. There are often secondary effects that are still potentially harmful.

People don't always like to think about the shipping of hazardous materials, but it happens every day.

As business owners seek out the best deals on properties that meet their location and size requirements, they need to keep in mind the possibility that the land they are interested in may actually be contaminated.

Brownfields redevelopment is often the key to revitalizing former industrial areas that have hit hard times in the wake of factory closings.

Pesticides are critical for the nation's agricultural industry. They protect plants from insects and allow for bountiful harvests, year after year. In spite of these benefits, pesticides are not without risk.

Is enough being done to prevent environmental disasters?

Whether they work in the energy industry or are simply responsible for managing waste disposal, major stakeholders need to be aware of pertinent environmental regulations that affect their operations.

Major players in the oil industry are facing some difficulty as of late, with profits failing to meet expectations due to rising project costs.

Institutions and startup are studying water quality and developing devices to reduce pollution.

Representatives from Duke Energy recently announced that a leak stemming from a retired coal-fired plant may have dumped anywhere between 50,000 and 82,000 tons of coal ash into North Carolina's Dan River, located 130 miles northeast of Charlotte.

For five days last week, hundreds of thousands of residents in the Charleston, West Virginia had no access to safe tap water.

Earlier this month, Enbridge, Inc. announced that it would be planning an independent audit of its pipeline in order to better detect leaks and improve public safety.

All landfills eventually reach their full capacity, leaving planners to figure out where else they can dump their waste.