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What happens when a country decides to sell its water then hits a drought? Our Planet Money team takes us to a country in Africa that might have given away its most valuable resource.

As many pools reopen on Memorial Day weekend, test your knowledge on kids' water safety. Drowning is the No. 1 cause of death for children ages 1 to 4 in the U.S. — and these tips may save a life.

Brad Meck of Pennsylvania noticed a black object in the water while fishing. It was a baby bear. Meck pulled the bear into his boat and it just sat quietly. He dropped the bear off on land.

Water has been restored to Harbin in northeast China, five days after a chemical plant accident polluted a river that runs past the city toward Russia. The toxic slick is expected to reach the Russian city of Khabarovsk in about two weeks.

Algae has long posed a potential health threat to swimmers and boaters; now it's threatening water supplies. State regulations are starting to address it.

For the first time in four years, the South Florida Water Management District board voted Thursday not to cut a tax rate in its proposed budget for…

A relatively small Keys-based water utility is objecting to expansion plans by mainland giant Florida Power & Light.

Wichita Falls may soon be one of the first cities in the nation where half the drinking water comes directly from wastewater. It will save water, but some residents find the process tough to swallow.

A judicial official sided with Georgia in a decades-long dispute over water rights with Florida on Tuesday, recommending that the U.S. Supreme Court...

The Supreme Court produces a split decision over the protection of wetlands areas. The justices decided 5-4 that regulators may have misinterpreted the federal Clean Water Act when they refused to allow two Michigan property owners to build on wetlands they own.