Throwing another log into a crackling fireplace on a cold winter's night might seem like a cozy, harmless tradition. But ...

Cigarette filters release two dozen microfibers upon first contact with water, threatening wildlife and human health.

That cozy winter fire could be doing far more harm than good—wood smoke is a hidden killer in America’s winter air.

A study shows "significant faecal sources of pollution" were found at Staveley's treatment works.

Air in the U.S. has gotten cleaner for decades, adding years to people's lives and preventing millions of asthma attacks, but nearly half of Americans still live with unhealthy air pollution, a new ...

Coal mines are notorious sources of acid mine drainage, but the orange sludge that threatens water supplies and wildlife also ...

A recent large study conducted in Sweden has found that long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution may increase the risk for the development of motor neuron disease (MND), as well as ...

For years, when the EPA assessed the economic impact of new regulations, it weighed both the health costs for Americans and ...

Environmental agencies are searching for the source of pollution that has created two contaminated hot spots in the lower Clinton River, hindered a long-ranging environmental cleanup effort and ...

Residents of Kettleman City live surrounded by pollution. Farms spray pesticides on almond and pistachio trees in this farmtown.