According to the EPA's own analysis, the repeal could result in an increase of nonmercury hazardous air pollution emissions ...

Space junk returning to Earth is introducing metal pollution to the pristine upper atmosphere as it burns up on re-entry, a ...

Last week, President Donald Trump cemented his standing as the greatest environmental criminal among world leaders, a mantle ...

New rules revert back to 2012 standards, prompting criticism for ignoring human health risks. The post Wyoming impact ...

Drinking water around the District of Columbia hasn't been contaminated. But scientists say the environmental damage could be severe.

US President Donald Trump’s administration today rolled back another air-pollution protection, this time for one of the most toxic substances on earth: mercury.

Breathing polluted air may do more than harm your lungs — it could also increase your risk of Alzheimer’s disease. In a ...

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