We know pollution is a problem, and we know waste ends up in our waterways. But it's hard to quantify exactly how much waste and where it's coming from. A new, first-of-its-kind data tool aims to ...

Air pollution ranks among the world's deadliest threats, causing an estimated 8 million deaths in 2021, according to a recent analysis from a United Nations partnership. That same year, pollutants ...

With millions of tons of plastic covering the seafloor, and more added every year, plastic pollution in the oceans is a major problem. With this amount of waste, we are ruining Earth's oceans and ...

Maryland has a pollution problem. A recent report from the Sierra Club reveals that over the past several years, residents across Maryland have lived with rising levels of ozone pollution that violate ...

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Individuals with pre-existing heart problems may be more at risk from the negative consequences of air pollution on heart health, a study by Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, has found. Scientists ...

A new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts and its partners predicts that plastic pollution will more than double over the next 15 years — the equivalent of dumping nearly a garbage truck full of ...

Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from the Vail Homeowners Association monthly report. We publish weekly excerpts from the association, which keeps a close eye on economic and political ...

Space is the final frontier. Much of humanity's greatest scientific and engineering efforts have been put forward to try to get mankind further and further into space. However, the journey there has ...