Under the proposal, new power plants or factories may be able to start construction before getting required EPA air pollution ...

A new report has found that pollution is responsible for 9 million premature deaths per year, the majority of them caused by air pollution. While deaths associated with household pollution and water ...

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the world's highest court governing oceans, has said that nations must take action to prevent marine pollution and curb the effects of heat-trapping ...

Residents and business owners in Middletown are voicing their concerns over persistent pollution from the operation of a nearby steel plant.

Residents fear the legislation would worsen the state’s already poor water quality, while reducing red tape and cutting costs ...

As global pollution edged upward in 2021, so did its burden on human health, according to new data from the Air Quality Life Index released this week. If the world were to permanently reduce fine ...

For years the Environmental Protection Agency has pushed carmakers to reduce how much vehicles contribute to climate change. Today the EPA laid out plans to not just weaken those rules, but end them ...

DHAKA, March 28, 2024—Bangladesh faces alarming levels of pollution and environmental health risks that disproportionately harm the most vulnerable people – the poor, children under 5, the elderly, ...

With beach season in full swing, Massachusetts waters are drawing more than just vacationers. Recent data show that high bacteria levels are threatening water safety at popular beaches in the state ...

Talks to finalize the world’s first treaty on plastic pollution in Geneva, Switzerland collapsed in failure Friday as countries remained bitterly divided how to tackle the crisis. The summit, held at ...

The rate of human-produced light is increasing in the night sky by as much as 10% per year, making it difficult for astronomers to study the night sky. This article was originally published at The ...

Jennifer Mayerle happily returned to Minnesota and WCCO, where she began her career as a summer intern. The Emmy and Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist returned to WCCO as a reporter in 2014 ...