Researchers at the University of B.C. have found a link between living near highways and an increased risk of several major neurological disorders, including dementia and Parkinson's disease.
A new study involving Bronx kids found that elevated exposure to stress and air pollution had negative effects on childrens' mental health, researchers said.
New research ranks every neighborhood in the US on measures that contribute to a child's healthy development, such as education, environment and healthcare.
Spain's new government declared a national climate emergency on Tuesday, taking a formal first step toward enacting ambitious measures to fight climate change.
Policymakers are pushing investors to do more to ensure their portfolio choices help to meet the 2015 Paris Agreement to combat climate change by limiting planetary warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius, and preferably to 1.5C.
The rule change targets scientific studies underpinning pollution standards. Generations of private health data could be linked back to patients, a new study warns.
Serena Williams voiced concern over pollution from bushfire smoke at the Australian Open on Monday, saying that lung problems in the past could make her more vulnerable.
Dr Jenny Goodman shares tips to get well and stay well at a time when we're constantly exposed to toxic chemicals. Since the Industrial revolution, we have synthesised 80,000 artificial chemicals.
The air pollution that people in Colorado inhale each day comes from myriad sources: factories, cars, buildings and homes, fossil fuel facilities, cattle feedlots.
As the conditions on the Ohio — and its cargo — become more hazardous, key regulatory organizations struggle to keep up with the growing demands of this water highway.
Whether rural Pakistan or the Salinas Valley, neglect and injustice pervade farm work. Environmental scientists, policymakers and citizens need to step up for the workers who feed our nation.
