Tag: pollution

Closure of litter incineration plants could force tonnes of toxic waste into British waterways

Environmental advocates and public health groups say the Trump administration’s plan to weaken federal limits on “forever chemicals” in tap water could leave millions exposed to contaminants linked to cancer, liver damage, and other serious illnesses.

The principle of making polluters pay works at a local level. Here's how to apply it to the international arena.

Communities can balance safety, cultural life, and ecological health by designing nighttime lighting that protects both people and the natural world.

The EU-funded report draws on decades of historical and current observational data as well as satellite measurements to create a resource for policymakers, scientists and citizens to more fully understand the challenges facing the world’s oceans.

The move was anticipated. What has been anticipated has happened—and is happening.

The Trump administration is trying to eliminate it.

A new framework for planetary health reveals that our Industrial Age mindset—not human needs—is the real driver of environmental collapse.

Scientists are asking if the United States is prepared to handle the impacts.

Environmental groups sue over deletion of climate and justice tools while polluters receive fast-tracked exemptions from EPA oversight.