WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is moving to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, declaring that paper ...

A dramatic reduction in sulfur pollution from shipping has unintentionally contributed to recent global warming, offering a ...

Sediment cores from the Aegean Sea reveal that human-driven lead contamination began 5,200 years ago—much earlier than expected. This pollution is tied to shifts in economy and land use, culminating ...

Heavy metals naturally occur in the Earth's crust, but human activities can increase their concentration in the environment, ...

The study by ocean health initiative Back to Blue reveals the concerning gaps in ocean literacy levels among 18–24-year-olds ...

More than half of the films showcased at the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) were directed by ...

Why? Because the state’s Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID), on January 24, 2025, informed the Madras High Court that it completed the probe into the Vengaivayal water tank ...

Plastic pollution poses significant and urgent global challenges, impacting ecosystems, human health, and economies. With 6mn tonnes entering oceans every year and over twice that amount polluting ...

Today we're investigating the many different ways the ocean has been polluted, using a book I've been reading lately, The Swarm by Frank Schatzing, as my guide! USAID employees around the world ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is extending the duration of the Ocean Water Advisory due to fire debris runoff. Ash from the Los Angeles Fires may enter coastal water through ...

The 39-year-old lawyer, who is expected to play a critical role running the agency, represented International Paper in lawsuits accusing the firm of contamination from PFAS, or “forever ...