Chemical pollutants, including plastics, can impact the Earth in all kinds of ways. Manufacturing of these "novel entities" has grown so rapidly that governments are now unable to assess, let alone ...

In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rules more than once when new science shows unacceptable health risks.

Soil pollution refers to the dangerously high concentrations of contaminants in soil. While contaminants such as metals, inorganic ions, salts, and organic compounds naturally occur in soils, these ...

Pollution is a public health concern, and is considered to be any harmful material introduced to the environment. Many materials can cause such harm and are referred to as pollutants. Pollutants are ...

A study reports that, around the world, wildfires and prescribed burns could emit substantially more gases, including ones ...

“A forest is a pristine environment, but if you’re using cleaning and aromatherapy products full of chemically manufactured scents to recreate a forest in your home, you’re actually creating a ...

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Our current environment has a few issues, and many of these appear to be deteriorating with time. This has brought humans into a period of a serious environmental crisis. Consequently, increasing ...

Although our air is much less polluted now than it was some decades ago, each year around 300 000 people in Europe die prematurely due to air pollution. In 2021, 97% of the people living in urban ...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials, including Regional Director Earthea Nance, joined a Fort Bend community panel Wednesday during a trip to the Houston area. Many residents and advocates ...

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A new water quality report card for Biscayne Bay again delivers sobering news: pollution in the bay continues to worsen. While the amount and location of the increase is not alarming, it does signal ...