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A review by doctors and scientists of more than 1,700 studies concludes that the industry poses a threat to air, water, climate, and human health.

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"The issue is that the chemicals will still very likely be in the groundwater 100 years from now unless someone cleans them up."

Proposed legislation would use funds from development on contaminated sites to help offset costs of cleaning tainted drinking water

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, heavily reliant on fish, berries and wild rice, wants to join the 60 other US tribes who the feds have granted control over setting water regulations.

How an iconic environmental symbol grew through the power of myth.

Agriculture expert explores how today's relationship to food banishes nature and the environment to the periphery of how we live, instead of at the center.

Fostering environmental journalism in emerging democracies is one way to hold government officials and powerful businesses accountable.

Why the Guardian is wrong about re-branding "climate change"

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Another warning that e-cigarettes may weaken your heart

I've always loved snakes. They come and go from my office. So I was horrified to see two caught up in 'photodegradable' plastic netting, dead.

"Kids breathe about four times as much air as adults, so they have proportionately more of these chemicals in their bodies."

As the climate alarm grows louder, President Trump's climate denial regime gains allies.

If the public is going to have a robust debate about the merits of fracking, both sides need to know what's being pumped into the ground.

International report points to progress on electricity access, but finds clean cooking solutions and renewable energy in transportation and heating need to be bolstered.

In and around Bethlehem, Palestinians are building gardens and doing permaculture in an environment threatened by chemical attacks.

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New report finds plastic production and use could have the equivalent impact of nearly 300 new coal power plants on Earth's climate over the next decade.

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