Ottawa County high schoolers collect data on road salt pollution while gaining environmental science experience.

Egan is the author of “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes” and “The Devil’s Element.” His latter work addresses phosphorus ...

As you navigate daily life, you may not always notice the subtle signs that indicate our planet is teetering on the brink of ...

Rain lashed down in the northern Thai village of Nong Krating as Sawattiphon Wongkasettakon described the worsening air ...

A team of scientists has uncovered a hidden risk to freshwater quality that could affect millions worldwide: the shift of ...

One of America's most contaminated rivers faces decades of industrial waste, toxic runoff, and growing threats to human and ...

Some 170 trillion pieces of plastic are floating on the planet’s oceans — and scientists revealed for the first time that it could take more than century for them sink or disappear, even if we stopped ...

Freshwater ecosystems represent less than 0.5% of the Earth’s surface, and less than 0.01% of its water volume but support astonishing levels of ...

In the Sundarbans, bacteria inside freshwater sponges can help monitor toxic element pollution 1, making the sponge–bacteria duo a living biosensor, capable of revealing real-time water quality in an ...

The UN's environment chief insists that a landmark global treaty tackling plastic pollution remains achievable, despite talks twice imploding without agreement, and the chair suddenly resigning this ...

Air pollution could worsen Alzheimer’s and dementia symptoms, according to a new study. Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have found that air pollution ...

Wildfire smoke, lead paint and other environmental toxins are health hazards for animals, too. By Emily Anthes Although there is still much to learn about how pollution affects pets, it’s clear that ...