In some cases lead poisoning can even be fatal. This city of almost 300,000 people, 80 miles north of Zambia's capital of Lusaka, was identified by a 2022 U.N. report as a "sacrifice zone" — one of ...

Researchers explain how nitrate from farming and fish ponds moves through water and pollutes freshwater lakes.

South Carolinians can breathe a little easier on Earth Day this year with the knowledge that their state is one of the least polluted, according to a new report at least. The annual Earth Day returns ...