Toronto didn’t bury its rivers out of neglect. It did so out of fear. As population exploded, open waterways became carriers of disease and waste. Engineering offered control where nature no longer ...

Taiwan’s east coast is stunning but sparsely populated due to rugged mountains, limited arable land, and challenging infrastructure. Discover how geography, climate, and history shaped human ...

PITTSBURGH — The United States Coast Guard has established safety zones on portions of the Ohio and Allegheny rivers. An extended period of extreme cold has led to significant river ice formation, ...

Millions of gallons of raw sewage flowed into the Potomac River after a sewer pipe collapsed earlier this month, causing one of the largest sewage spills in U.S. history. The Potomac Riverkeeper ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Icy conditions on the Hudson River required Coast Guard cutter ships to free other boats as cold temperatures persisted across the ...

A widespread winter storm brought heavy snow, ice and power outages to Americans across the South, Midwest and East Coast this weekend. Residents continued to clear snow Monday, as cold weather alerts ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A displaced polar vortex parked over the eastern U.S. has helped usher in days of subfreezing temperatures and caused many parts ...

Rear Adm. David C. Barata will testify before a House Homeland Security panel Tuesday morning on the U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) moves to combat narcoterrorism, including the continued strikes on ...

The Philadelphia Police Department is urging people not to walk on the city's frozen rivers as the Delaware Valley continues to deal with freezing conditions. In a statement Sunday, Philadelphia ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is conducting icebreaking operations in New York Harbor and the Hudson River amid a stretch of frigid temperatures, the likes of which the city hasn't seen in years. The frozen ...

Rick and Peggy Rahe build and paint miniatures of businesses, homes, churches and barns. They have made about 70 pieces for customers. Harriet McFeely, founder of Bigfoot Crossroads of America, hosted ...