Often called Canoeing's Greatest Race, this event fills the AuSable River with sleek, carbon-fiber racing canoes.

The state’s fire marshal said the fire was either caused by an electrical or “mechanical failure” involving the oxygen device, or by improper use of smoking materials.

Officials announced a preliminary investigation shows a oxygen tank malfunction or smoking may have caused the deadly Fall River assisted living facility fire that claimed the lives of 10 last

The Santa Cruz River, dried up and polluted, came back to life recently, sustained by highly treated wastewater from two water reclamation facilities.

The Milwaukee Police Department recovered a body from the Milwaukee River on July 21, following a search that began the previous night. The person jumped into the water on the 100 block of North Water Street at about 10:44 p.m. on July 20, the department said in an email. The body was recovered the next day at about 12:45 p.m.

The Lower Passaic River has a history of pollution that stretches back into the 1950s. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ), the river was polluted by byproducts from the chemical herbicide Agent Orange—a substance best known for its use by the American military in the Vietnam War.

Toms River Regional students will get a hands-on experience in running a restaurant at the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen at the Ocean County Library.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which manages the 1,450-mile Colorado River in the West, is taking a unique approach to fix a nagging problem that threatens vital water supplies for seven states, tribes and Mexico.