A spill that coated Brazilian beaches with some 4,000 tons of oil is still a mystery, with critics blasting the Bolsonaro government’s weak response and secrecy of its investigation.
Ships are already getting ready for new limits on emissions imposed by the International Marine Organization, but the UN body is also looking at banning heavy fuel oil entirely.
Mr Becker's 'L'île Flottante' - or 'Floating Island' - resort bobs about the surface of the lagoon in Abidjan, in the Ivory Coast, on a platform made of around 700,000 plastic bottles and debris.
Freshwater lakes have been identified as a potential "ticking time bomb" amid fears greenhouse gases contained in the water could double as a result of climate change, scientists have warned.
At least 945 toxic waste sites across the country face escalating risks from rising seas, more intense inland flooding, voracious forest fires and other climate-fueled disasters, according to a new study from a congressional watchdog agency.
Bob and Margaret Lee were considered futurists in 1980 when they built one of the most unusual houses in Florida, a geodesic "dome home" on the tip of Marco Island. It was powered by the sun, had its own water supply and could withstand hurricanes. But the Lees didn't plan for rising seas.
In 1973, an accident at a chemical plant in the small town of St. Louis in the middle of Michigan's mitten triggered one of the largest mass poisonings in American history.
A new report from DigDeep and the U.S. Water Alliance found race is the strongest predictor of water and sanitation access. This has implications for public health.
New legislative efforts to ban plastics are important, but a recent court ruling in Texas reminds us that enforcing existing laws is a crucial part of the plastics fight.
Health and environmental scientists who specialize in the potential impacts of oil and gas production will discuss their work on Tuesday at the annual Shale & Public Health conference, hosted by the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania.
The lagoon water level being at its seasonal highest this time of year, as the Gulf Stream slows, pushing more ocean into inlets, and as the world warms.
An oil spill was contained at the Shell Puget Sound, Washington refinery's dock on Fidalgo Bay late on Friday, the company said in a statement on Saturday.
Venice has closed St Mark's Square as the city suffered a third major flooding in less than a week, while rain lashed the rest of Italy and warnings were issued in Florence and Pisa.
Every year, an explosion of microscopic life reigns over western Lake Erie, forming a green slick of algae and bacteria so massive and vibrant that it can be seen from space.
The proposed rules reducing emissions across the country would not apply to many of Louisiana’s chemical plants. These facilities release tons of dangerous, cancer-causing chemicals like ethylene oxide, and more plants are on the way.
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