Ahead of the International Day of Clean Air, here’s a look at what causes air pollution, what it does to people and how the ...

Plastics don’t just pose a threat to the marine environment and people’s health; they jeopardize basic human rights. This is the framing that a growing number of legal experts, policymakers, and ...

A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, ...

A new study has determined that 55 heat waves over the past quarter-century would not have happened without human-caused ...

Acid rain is a very broad term. It encompasses not only rain but also other forms of precipitation including fog, hail, sleet, snow, dust, and gas. It can even cause haze or smog, contributing to the ...

The rapidity of animal species extinction is a grave concern, currently occurring at a rate 35 times faster than anticipated.

New research efforts zero in on "toxic dust" and other pollution. But will the data add up to any action, ask frustrated ...

In a report released on Friday, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said wildfires, likely to have been made more ...

A new study reveals a molecular link between fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) and Lewy body dementia, a devastating neurodegenerative condition.

The seas have long sustained human life, but a new UC Santa Barbara study shows that rising climate and human pressures are ...

We had this state-of-the-art facility, and they canceled the lease,” said Betsy Southerland, who worked at EPA’s Office of ...