Nearly a year after a toxic asphalt spill in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, state and local officials and environmental advocates say the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ended the cleanup ...

A broken sewer pipe in Clearlake led city officials to declare a local emergency on Monday after raw sewage flowed into Burns Valley Creek and Clear Lake, according to city and county news releases.

An estimated 5.5 million gallons of wastewater, including untreated sewage, overflowed early this month from a Guerneville treatment plant into the lower Russian River over three days, making for the ...

STAMFORD — Farms Road in Stamford was still closed on Thursday after a fuel spill from the prior week, according to police. The Police Department said on Facebook Thursday that Farms Road was closed ...

Videos of immigration officers dragging an employee out of a store near Minneapolis, the retailer’s hometown, set off renewed political debate after years of boycotts. By Kim Bhasin Jacey Fortin and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A massive pipe that moves millions of gallons of sewage has ruptured and sent wastewater flowing into the Potomac River northwest of Washington, D.C., polluting it ahead of a major ...

A beach in England has disappeared under a blanket of uncooked French fries and onions after a container ship spilled its cargo earlier this month. A cleanup operation began on Tuesday along the ...

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As of Tuesday, some residents in the town of Clearlake were still under a local emergency declaration due to a sewage spill. One rural neighborhood had evacuated homes with an order not to drink or ...

VALPARAISO — The Valparaiso Police Department, Porter County Emergency Management Agency (PCEMA) and Valparaiso Fire Department are investigating a chemical spill in eastern Valparaiso.