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Recent findings about the pollution of waterways near oil refineries underscore health and environmental dangers.

Oil refineries release lots of water pollution near communities of color, data show

Oil refineries release billions of pounds of pollution into waterways each year, according to regulatory data. NPR found that pollution is concentrated near places where people of color live.

Gov. Jerry Brown waits for the start of a news conference to announce plans to build a giant twin tunnel system to move water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to farmland and cities.

California's Jerry Brown: Water Tunnel Shows 'I Want To Get [Stuff] Done'

Brown expressed his frustration with what's become an intractable problem by dropping a four-letter expletive.

A JetBlue flight from Fort Lauderdale - the first U.S. commercial flight to Cuba in more than half a century - lands in Santa Clara last August to a water cannon salute.

From Water Cannons To Cancellations: U.S. Airlines Cut Back Flights To Cuba

Last summer the first U.S. commercial flights to Cuba in more than half a century took off to jubilant fanfare - and landed to cheers and water cannon...

An image provided by the Environmental Protection Agency shows examples of a lead pipe, left, a corroded steel pipe, center, and a lead pipe treated with protective orthophosphate. The EPA is only now requiring water systems to take stock of their lead pipes, decades after new ones were banned.

'Time bomb' lead pipes will be removed. But first water utilities have to find them

Health experts warn problems with these "underground poisonous straws" can strike suddenly, and states are getting cash to replace them. But no one knows how many lines exist or where they are.

Sea turtles are getting trapped in cold waters. This team gets them back to safety

Turtles are ending up in the cold waters of Cape Cod Bay. Here's how the New England Aquarium is warming them up and nursing them back to health.

PBC Officials: Flood Waters Could Bring Out Gators, Snakes and . . . Fire Ants?

The widespread flooding in western Palm Beach County in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaac has given rise to some unusual images. Among them are kids…

Fresh Air Weekend: Patton Oswalt; 'The Shape Of Water'; 'President Show' Stars

Oswalt says falling in love again was like "getting hit by lightning twice." Justin Chang reviews Guillermo del Toro's new film. Anthony Atamanuik and Peter Grosz discuss The President Show.

Since May, authorities have now uncovered four sets of human remains at Lake Mead, as the country's largest reservoir deals with extremely low water levels.

A fourth set of human remains is found at Lake Mead as the water level keeps dropping

The reservoir continues to suffer from a 22-year drought that now has water levels at only 27% of capacity. That's surfaced four sets of skeletal remains in the past four months.

Officials in Oldsmar, Fla., say residents were never at risk from a recent computer hack at its water treatment plant. But they say they're taking steps to ensure it can't happen again.

FBI Called In After Hacker Tries To Poison Tampa-Area City's Water With Lye

"The hacker changed the sodium hydroxide from about 100 parts per million to 11,100 parts per million," Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said.

Source Molecular CEO Mauricio Larenas shows off a freezer of samples.

South Florida Company Uses Genetic Testing To Help Keep Poop Out Of The Water

In Florida, poop in the water is... a problem we all live with.

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