air pollution

‘Raises a series of urgent questions’

Debi Johnson

Scientists in Italy made a disturbing discovery that illustrates the dangerous ways plastic can affect our bodies. What happened? Earlier ...

Supreme Court weighs challenge to EPA ‘good neighbor’ air pollution rule

Evan Massoud

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether to block a Biden administration policy aimed at reducing air ...

Senate approves Biden pick to lead EPA air office as final rules near on power plants, vehicles

Evan Massoud

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution office ...

As a Swiss Glacier Melts, a Trove of Invaluable Climate Data Is Being Lost

Daisy Hips

By analyzing ice collected from glaciers, scientists can study the past composition of the atmosphere and better understand how humans ...

The world successfully tackled a dangerous pollutant. But did it accidentally warm the planet in the process?

Daisy Hips

The huge cargo ships that criss-cross the world’s oceans sometimes leave “tracks” in their wake — long, wispy clouds that ...

Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to EPA air pollution regulation

Evan Massoud

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide a legal challenge to a Biden administration plan aimed at ...

‘Big Bang Theory’ star Kate Micucci developed lung cancer at 43 — despite never smoking. Here’s what to know.

Gary Rose

The Big Bang Theory actress Kate Micucci is on the mend after her successful lung cancer surgery, the star shared ...

‘You want to keep your windows closed’

Debi Johnson

Sitting in traffic is unpleasant and bad for the environment — and new research indicates that it can be bad ...

Soaring pollution in Pakistan’s Lahore fills wards with sick children

Daisy Hips

By Charlotte Greenfield and Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE (Reuters) – In the packed paediatric emergency room of a Lahore public hospital, ...

Earth is running a fever. And UN climate talks are focusing on the contagious effect on human health

Daisy Hips

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks focused Sunday on the contagious ...

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