"So, as you can see, we created a little river here,” said Matt Hoekzema, the administrative assistant for Calvin physical plant, standing next to a narrow channel sloping downhill to a drain. Iris ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Gathering in Norma Roelke's clamshell driveway on Saturday morning, more than a dozen volunteers grabbed shovels and wheelbarrows and quickly got to work digging up a section of the ...

RADNOR — Rain gardens are considered a good way to help manage rainwater runoff by capturing and filtering it before it enters storm drains or waterways. But Radnor officials say seven rain gardens in ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the last decade or so, a growing number of cities have turned to rain gardens.

WILLMAR — Residents in the city of Willmar are encouraged to do their part to keep city stormwater as free of pollutants as possible by participating in best management practices on their property.

EVERETT — As of this month, staff with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife have counted nearly 47,000 Chinook, coho and sockeye salmon as they swim to the Ballard Locks from Lake Washington.

As weather patterns continue to surprise in late summer, with threats of flash flooding in some areas, rain gardens have become a viable solution, especially as stormwater runoff worsens. Rain gardens ...

The City of Charleston cut its Rainproof Mini-Grant Program on March 20, citing the program’s use of “public funds for private gain” as one of the reasons. Advocates of the program say it’s a mistake ...

HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The Town of Hamden is getting some help with its flooding issues. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced an $80,000 federal grant to defray the costs of building the ...