World Environment Day 2025, hosted by the Republic of Korea, focuses on ending plastic pollution globally, highlighting its devastating impact on ecosystems.

New research has identified the mechanism by which air pollution damages the lungs’ self-cleaning system, leaving us ...

Congratulations to Addison Blumhoefer (grades 2-3) and Elise Detert (grades 4-5) for winning first place in the 2025 ...

Natural gas has become a go-to fuel for power plants from coast to coast, sometimes replacing dirtier coal-fired plants and, ...

The Trump administration’s plan to weaken clean air protections could cause more than 10,000 asthma attacks per day while ...

A new study finds pollutants from the river are transmitted to the ocean and air ...

have been embraced to counteract the environmental effects of mining. “Improved waste management, for instance, is a pivotal strategy for reducing water pollution. Modern mines utilise a ...

Even though we’ve studied air pollution health effects for decades, these new challenges with large wildfires bring a need for new research.” For the study, published online last week in the Journal ...

There has been an increase in respiratory infections over the past few weeks due to the cold weather and rising pollution levels. Both upper and lower respiratory infections, as well as worsening ...

The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) chairman, Adarsh Pal Vig, on Wednesday, unveiled a new poster titled “Erase ... and outlines the adverse health effects of unscientific disposal.

But with increasing AQI and increased pollution levels in those cities, experts say living at an altitude would not necessarily keep you safe from air pollution. This is what happens when you are ...