Plastics have been integral to modern life since the 1950s, but their proliferation has resulted in severe marine pollution, jeopardizing the health of ocean ecosystems 1. According to related ...

Air pollution is often seen as an urban problem, whereas much less attention has been paid to air pollution and the associated health implications in rural areas. We take China as an example, and ...

Nitrogen pollution could intensify global water scarcity threefold by 2050, scientists warn in a recently published paper. In addition, “newly emerging pollutants,” such as microplastics, heavy metals ...

New research has revealed for the first time the full extent of how "Artificial Light At Night" (ALAN) is increasing carbon released by plants and animals across continents—without any increase in the ...

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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 ...

In the stratosphere, ozone acts as a protective layer. But in the troposphere, at ground level, this colorless gas is incredibly harmful to human health and the environment in ways scientists are ...

In a two-step of ideas and action, the White House has released a report that outlines a government-wide approach for addressing plastic pollution and announced that buying single-use plastics for ...

EGLE announced approximately $3.5 million in grant funds to watersheds this year, as part of their annual effort to control and prevent nonpoint source pollution. "We really try to get it every year ...

Pollution found in a tributary of the River Ure and River Ouse in North Yorkshire has been described as a “small-scale environmental disaster” amid concerns that wildlife has already been killed off.

Imagine you love cherry cheesecake, and you’re happy to find out that your local bakery makes the delicious, decadent dessert every Saturday. But they only make a certain amount per week; after that, ...

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