What Happens When You Deny Scientific Evidence? Look at Brazil’s Pesticide Problem
The overuse of dangerous pesticides in Brazil threatens public health and serves as a warning to the rest of the world about the dangers of science denial
The overuse of dangerous pesticides in Brazil threatens public health and serves as a warning to the rest of the world about the dangers of science denial
We do not want to trade the harm of emissions from gasoline vehicles for the harm caused by unsustainable mining practices
At the COP28 climate meeting, the EPA announced the final version of a rule that aims to deeply cut methane emissions by requiring equipment upgrades and regular leak inspections...
PFAS can enter the food chain through marine plants and animals and hurt human health
Microbes tear up plastic into teeny tiny pieces that are even more dangerous to ecosystems
Dirty air has been linked to poor health outcomes, ranging from suicidality to low birth weight
Lessons from how we tackled acid rain can be applied to our world today
Congress must end the exemption of nuclear waste from environmental law if we ever hope to end a 60-year logjam on how to safely store it
The most marginalized people are breathing the most polluted air, and improving it could improve health equity worldwide
The discovery of a hole in Earth’s protective ozone layer in 1985 led to a worldwide effort to heal it. But are there lessons that can be applied to today’s treaty talks on climate change?...
Historical bad practices have left a legacy of pollution in the fragile ecosystem of Antarctica, but efforts are underway to chart a better future
Researchers in Hawaii are studying the effects of the deadly blazes on its island of Maui, including how they have impacted drinking-water quality and might affect local marine ecosystems...
As giant plumes from fires in Canada billow over the U.S., experts explain what smoke does to your health—and how to protect yourself
This first-of-its-kind federal funding is meant to jump-start a new industry that can siphon climate pollution from the air
Wildfire smoke from Canada is causing poor air quality along the East Coast. Here’s what those air quality alerts mean
A federal rule would require companies to disclose whether their products contain chemicals known as PFASs
Health-damaging PFASs are nearly impossible to break down—but a new hot-water technique can destroy them
Toxic dust plagues marginalized communities on the shores of this disappearing salt lake.
Stanford University researchers found high levels of the carcinogen benzene in California and Colorado homes that used gas stoves
The American Lung Association says a proposed EPA rule to curtail tailpipe pollution, which would bolster electric car adoption, could help the country avoid premature deaths and millions of asthma attacks...
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