Chemical pollutants, including plastics, can impact the Earth in all kinds of ways. Manufacturing of these "novel entities" has grown so rapidly that governments are now unable to assess, let alone ...

Pollution is a public health concern, and is considered to be any harmful material introduced to the environment. Many materials can cause such harm and are referred to as pollutants. Pollutants are ...

Soil pollution refers to the dangerously high concentrations of contaminants in soil. While contaminants such as metals, inorganic ions, salts, and organic compounds naturally occur in soils, these ...

“A forest is a pristine environment, but if you’re using cleaning and aromatherapy products full of chemically manufactured scents to recreate a forest in your home, you’re actually creating a ...

In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rules more than once when new science shows unacceptable health risks.

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Our current environment has a few issues, and many of these appear to be deteriorating with time. This has brought humans into a period of a serious environmental crisis. Consequently, increasing ...

Although our air is much less polluted now than it was some decades ago, each year around 300 000 people in Europe die prematurely due to air pollution. In 2021, 97% of the people living in urban ...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials, including Regional Director Earthea Nance, joined a Fort Bend community panel Wednesday during a trip to the Houston area. Many residents and advocates ...

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ADAMSTOWN, Md. — Thirty-five environmental organizations are blowing the whistle on the Quantum Loophole mega data center development in Frederick County, Maryland after a new batch of pollution ...