Living near Superfund sites could shorten life expectancy by 1 year
Millions of Americans are exposed to toxic waste by living close to Superfund sites. There are more than 1,300...
How to support environmental justice
When most of us think about the environment, we tend to conjure certain images. Clean waterways and national parks...
Environmental racism in America
The stretch of land along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans is riddled with petrochemical...
The public health impact of Hurricane Harvey is worse than we've been told
More than six months since Hurricane Harvey decimated much of Central America and the American Gulf Coast, the...
Scientists create protein-packed mats that fight pollution
Researchers have created a mat composed of active proteins that have the ability to absorb chemical pollution....
Denmark is cleaning up US pollution in Greenland
Denmark is cleaning up the United State's mess - literally. Half a century ago, the US abandoned several military...
Russian river runs red, locals suspect nearby metal plant
A river near the Siberian town of Norilsk turned bright red on Tuesday, stunning local residents and puzzling authorities....
Global warming is uncovering toxic pollutants from an abandoned Arctic military base
A decommissioned U.S. military base encased in the Greenland Ice Sheet since the 1960s is slowly being unearthed...
Mishka Henner's Apocalyptic Photos Show How Factory Farming is Destroying The American Landscape
The images, discovered by Henner while researching satellite photographs of oil fields, look more like post-apocalyptic...
Film Reveals the Horrors of One of the World's Largest E-Waste Dumps
The relentless evolution of electronics means that consumers are constantly upgrading to the latest and greatest...
'No Communion for Big Polluters' Says Naples Archbishop Crescenzio Sepe
The Bible tells us to be "good stewards of the Earth," and many religious leaders feel that it's a sin to disregard...
Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal Gets Superfund Status
The EPA announced this week the addition of 10 hazardous waste sites to the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund...
