Nearly 42,000 potential PFAS sources found in new study
There are nearly 42,000 potential sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the United States, according...
Huntington Beach oil spill destroys wildlife habitat
A wildlife habitat has been destroyed after 127,000 gallons of oil spilled along the Huntington Beach coast in...
The methane impact of organic waste vs fossil fuel emissions
While the focus is usually on fossil fuel emissions as the main climate change culprit, a new analysis...
Coral reef capacity has declined by 50% since the 1950s
A recent study published by One Earth has revealed the troubled state of coral reefs globally and their...
Mysterious fish deaths in Mar Menor Spain prompt investigation
Prosecutors in Spain have launched investigations into the mysterious death of fish along the shores of Mar Menor...
Pollution turned this lagoon in Argentina stinky and pink
If photos of Chicago dying its river bright green for Saint Patrick’s Day give you the heebie-jeebies,...
The 10 countries most and least threatened by climate change
A new study published in PLOS ONE has identified countries most at risk of "climate change-related harm"...
Here's how the billionaire space race hurts the environment
Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, successfully flew to space and landed back on Earth this month, a...
LA County beaches close after an 8-hour sewage spill
On Monday night, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued an order to close several...
EU plastic ban to go into effect July 3
The European Union has put a ban on the sale of 10 types of single-use plastic products in an effort to slow plastic...
UN launches program to reverse "triple environmental emergency"
Last Friday, the United Nations launched the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a program that aims to restore...
Human actions are causing endangered whales to shrink in size
Right whales born today are shorter by approximately one meter as compared to their counterparts born in the 1980s,...
Lake life suffers from declining oxygen levels
Fish are struggling to breathe and algal blooms flourish in lakes around the world, thanks to a drastic decrease...
Airo is a concept car that cleans polluted air as it drives
In the modern era, cars are meant to do much more than just travel from point A to point B. Consumers want comfort,...
Cargo ships' exhaust purification systems are polluting the oceans
A study carried out by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has found that cargo ships are...
