Despite surging climate change threats, from worsening storms to growing water shortages, young Africans see unemployment, corruption and political instability as the most pressing issues facing them, according to a first-of-its-kind survey.
As one of the deadliest epidemics in decades continues to ravage China and bring its economy to a near standstill, greenhouse gas emissions from the world's number one emitter of carbon dioxide have plummeted, according to a new report.
President Donald Trump campaigned on promises to put business ahead of environmental interests. Last year, the federal government completed cleanups at six Superfund sites, the fewest since 1986.
The world's biggest pesticide companies make billions of dollars a year from chemicals found by independent authorities to pose high hazards to human health or the environment, according to an analysis by campaigners.
“Do we commit to providing safe, clean water for future generations and restoring this river? Or are they going to take this carrot from an EPA and a Department of Justice that really doesn’t care about water quality?" the Potomac Riverkeeper asked.
Toxic algae blooms, red tide, chronic sewage spills and agricultural runoff are fouling Florida waterways, creating hazards to humans and marine life and making a smelly mess of waterfront communities once renowned for clean beaches and clean water.
The effects of removing this “environmental safety net" won't be felt equally. States with fewer local protections and resources will suffer the most - as will their people and wildlife.
The forecourt and crypt of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris are expected to re-open to the public in March. This after an extensive lead pollution clean-up following the fire which ravaged parts of the church in April 2019.
The fire at the Northern Metals plant in Becker was unleashing noxious, billowing smoke and the wind has shifted direction, prompting school officials to cancel classes for the day.
Paul Thacker: I once thought these scientists were being paranoid. Then I learned about the tobacco, pesticide, and climate disinformation industry targeting their research and reputations.
Every country in the world is failing to protect children's health, their environment and their futures, a landmark report for the World Health Organization has found.
Young boys who were exposed in the womb to certain phthalate chemicals were more likely to have autism traits at ages 3 and 4, according to a new study published in
Environmental Health Perspectives.
The Maryland Department of the Environment issued a notice of intent to sue the owner of the Luke Paper Mill in federal court Wednesday for seepages into the Potomac River.
More than 100 utilities around Wisconsin declined to participate in a request to test wastewater for PFAS, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, or DNR.
Only 25% of kids between 1 and 2 years old get tested, in part because it's not required. A bill in the Legislature would require mandatory testing for the first time.
Nearly 30 years after carcinogens were first detected, and 12 years after the Environmental Protection Agency officially declared it a superfund site, the Donna Reservoir will soon undergo a massive cleanup effort.
The U.S. Geological Survey released study results of 40 chemical parameters and benthic and microbial life study of oil and gas operations in 25 small watersheds in State Forest lands over a two year period.
The findings add urgency of efforts to cut emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas routinely leaked or intentionally released into the atmosphere.
A federal court judge approved a $69.5 million settlement against Wolverine World Wide for contaminating residential drinking wells and the environment.
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