The EPA's final verdict is that private water sources in the town of Dimock, to the northeast of the state, do not show levels of contaminants that warrant further concern.
Researchers from the British Geological Survey (BGS) and University College-London have mapped out the groundwater aquifers resting under the African continent. They found huge reservoirs of water under the northern countries of the African continent.
Lydia Chako, 39, was half-naked when she tried to throw three month old baby boy into Florida's Clearwater Harbor. Chako claimed that her baby was covered in snakes and lizards.
When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced late last year that it was going to test water samples from dozens of homes in Dimock, Pa.., Craig and Julie Sautner thought they finally had their chance to be heard.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency came out with further evidence that hydraulic fracturing did not contaminate ground water in a small Pennsylvania town where some residents claim natural gas drilling contaminated their domestic wells.
The stricken luxury cruise ship Azamara Quest docked at a port in the Malaysian town of Sandakan on Borneo island Sunday after a fire left it stranded for 24 hours.
James Klemovich, a 76-year-old diabetic from Colorado, survived for 10 days by melting and drinking snow after his car became trapped.
A NASA space probe has discovered a new ocean on Saturn's moon Enceladus. Dubbed the Enceladen Ocean, some researchers speculate that there could be life on one of Saturn's moons.
The Messenger Probe has pointed to the possibility of active geologic processes, a giant core, and even ice water on the tiny planet Mercury.
March 22, 2012 is World Water Day, an annual event to focus attention on the importance of freshwater and advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
Steadily growing populations will escalate demand for water even as supplies are depleted, according to an intelligence report commissioned by the chief U.S. diplomat.
Scientists in the U.S. have invented a robotic underwater which is inspired by jellyfish. The robot powers itself with sea water.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday found there was no evidence that hydraulic fracturing caused ground water contamination in Pennsylvania.
The top after-market NASDAQ losers Thursday were: Primo Water Corp, Deer Consumer Products, Star Scientific, TICC Capital Corp, SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Hercules Offshore, BGC Partners, Sky-mobi Ltd, First Financial Bancorp and KIT digital.
The number of deaths from gastroenteritis, better known as the stomach flu, increased from 7,000 to 10,000 between 1999 and 2007, according to a new study by the CDC.
Record rainfall has flooded parts of southern Louisiana, causing a state of emergency in some areas and prompting hundreds of recuse operations.
The terrifying scene of a self-destructing Antarctic iceberg has been captured by tourists.
Many counties have stopped adding fluoride to their water supply, citing health risks the CDC says simply aren't there.
Thousands of dolphins were captured on video off the coast of Dana Point, Calif. last week in what some are describing as a stampede.
The Costa Allegra fire -- which has stranded 1,000 in the Indian Ocean near Seychelles -- threatens to hurt a cruise ship industry that is already suffering from the Costa Concordia catastrophe.
The Costa Allegra is adrift off the coast of Seychelles after a fire erupted in the electrical room. The incident comes just weeks after another Costa Crociere ship, the Costa Concordia, ran aground off the Italian coast killing at least 25.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson said she believes hydraulic fracturing can be done safely. That may be a slight shift in her previous cautious view.
