California plans to launch its own satellite to monitor air pollution
California has promised to launch its own satellite to track air quality in the fight against air pollution. Governor...
Global movement will call out consumer brands most responsible for plastic pollution
The Story of Stuff Project is launching a global call to action in combating plastic pollution. The ambitious initiative...
Google Street View cars will map air pollution in cities worldwide
Air quality sensors are coming to a Google Street View car near you. The tech giant just announced plans to introduce...
Pipeline leaks 8,000 gallons of jet fuel into Indiana river
An oil company based out of Texas has confessed to a faulty pipeline leaking 8,000 gallons of jet fuel into an...
Indonesia mobilizes 20,000 citizens to clean up plastic pollution
Indonesia wastes upward of 10 billion plastic bags every year, making it the second highest polluter of plastic...
Trump Tower river violations incur a swift lawsuit by Illinois attorney general
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against the Trump International Hotel & Tower for...
Singapore, the City in a Garden, sets an example for a green planet
Singapore has transformed itself from a hub of pollution to an environmental dream-city in the past 50 years. From...
Only 13% of Earth’s oceans remain untouched by humans — for now
Only 13 percent of the planet's oceans are unaffected by human activities, such as fishing and pollution, according...
Coca-Cola rewards recycling in the UK with half-priced theme park tickets
Many theme-park visitors in the U.S. are familiar with using bottles or cans of soda they've purchased to score...
Taj Mahal will be restored to original glory thanks to environmental and cultural push
The Taj Mahal, India's world-famous monument to love, is sparking a powerful environmental and national heritage...
Air pollution levels in national parks rival those of major US cities
Bad news for national park lovers: a new study published in Science Advances has found that many national parks...
This floating park in Rotterdam is made from recycled plastic waste
More than 1,000 square feet of plastic ultimately destined to pollute the ocean is getting a second lease on life...
Coral forests thrive near Sicily’s underwater volcanoes
Nearly one kilometer below the water surface near Sicily, a rare ecosystem of corals, sponges and wildlife is thriving....
Starbucks ditches plastic straws for the environment
Coffee drinkers around the world can soon sip their daily latte in peace, knowing it is getting better for the...
Mystery of banned CFCs resurgence may be solved
The world recently learned that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), an ozone-damaging industrial gas banned under the 1997...
Toxic chemicals found in small, furry animals decades after mine closure
The environmental impact of large-scale industrial activity can be felt long after the activity stops. A new study...
RepAir T-shirt cleans the air while you wear it
Italian fashion company Kloters has created a T-shirt that cleans the air through a specially designed insert capable...
Carbon Engineering cuts cost of carbon capture to less than $100 per ton
Carbon Engineering, a British Columbia-based company that has the financial backing of Bill Gates, has released...
Uranium-contaminated groundwater found throughout India
A new study from Duke University reports that uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers is common in 16 Indian...
UN releases first “state of plastics” report on World Environment Day
The United Nations has released its first-ever global plastics report on June 5th, World Environment Day. Well-timed...
Pilot whale dies in Thailand with more than 17 pounds of plastic in its stomach
A small male pilot whale, found unable to breath or move in a canal in Thailand last week, has died from large...
Traces of opioids discovered in mussels in Puget Sound
America's opioid crisis is far-reaching — even to Seattle-area harbors. Washington state agencies uncovered traces...
Point Nemo, the most remote spot in the ocean, is plagued with plastic
Point Nemo is so remote that those on the International Space Station, hundreds of miles above Earth, are usually...
Levels of ozone-destroying CFCs are mysteriously rising
Globally banned by the Montreal protocol in 1987 for their ozone-destroying properties, chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)...
Noise pollution is the new ‘secondhand smoke’ according to experts
Noise pollution is “the new secondhand-smoke." Researchers at New York University are conducting a five-year...
‘World’s deepest plastic bag’ found in the Mariana Trench
Plastic pollution is a scourge upon the planet - and it turns out that it's reached the deepest ocean trench on...
UK government wants to ‘eliminate’ wet wipes in plastic crackdown
It's not just plastic bottles and plastic bags clogging waterways — wet wipes are a pervasive problem, and the...
Study suggests the average person consumes 70,000 microplastic bits every year
"Plastic: it's what's for dinner." Plastics are polluting the world's waterways - and they're also found in abundance...
Michigan Governor declares Flint water safe, ends free bottled water service
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has announced that Flint water is once again safe to drink, and the state will soon...
Thoreau’s Walden Pond is under threat from human activities
In his book first published as Walden; or, Life in the Woods, transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau reflected...