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Forty million people rely on the river. ProPublica's Abrahm Lustgarten says that water scarcity in the West hasn't been recognized as the national emergency that it is.

The issues are considered aesthetic and now harmful for drinking.

Six of the Points of Distribution remain open in Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Estero, North Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres and Fort Myers, with a Cape Coral site closed on Saturday.

Fort Lauderdale is upping its fire rescue game. Last Friday the city christened Fireboat 49, a high tech response boat for the fire rescue team....

A bipartisan congressional panel held a hearing Thursday about the water issues in estuaries downstream from Lake Okeechobee, which have been polluted by…

Much of the West is in extreme drought, and a good spring snowmelt could bring relief. But drought and the warming climate make that harder, putting water for millions of people at risk.

The Japanese government has announced that radioactive groundwater is leaking from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. To try and stop it, the Tokyo Electric Power Company, which owns the plant, has proposed building an underground wall of frozen earth around the reactors. The ice wall is supposed to keep groundwater from flowing in and radioactive water from leaking out, but nobody knows for sure whether it will work.

The legendary frontman plays all the characters in a new recording of Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale.Critic Lloyd Schwartz calls it a seriously enjoyable addition to the Stravinsky catalog.

The event is now set for Wednesday after officials blamed the rain for the delay. France has put $1.5 billion toward cleaning up the Seine, an effort sped up to meet Olympic competition deadlines.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has called it a "national priority" to regulate nonstick chemicals that were once used in Teflon, Scotchguard and firefighting foam.