Ahead of the International Day of Clean Air, here’s a look at what causes air pollution, what it does to people and how the ...

Each of us takes about 20,000 breaths every single day—20,000 chances for the air around us to either sustain life or to ...

Plastics don’t just pose a threat to the marine environment and people’s health; they jeopardize basic human rights. This is the framing that a growing number of legal experts, policymakers, and ...

Acid rain is a very broad term. It encompasses not only rain but also other forms of precipitation including fog, hail, sleet, snow, dust, and gas. It can even cause haze or smog, contributing to the ...

Study has detected '6PPD' chemicals from tires in human urine, revealing daily exposure to particles derived from vehicle ...

(September 17, 2025) A new report released today by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine finds that it is “beyond scientific dispute” that climate pollution harms human health ...

A new study has determined that 55 heat waves over the past quarter-century would not have happened without human-caused ...

A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, ...

New research efforts zero in on "toxic dust" and other pollution. But will the data add up to any action, ask frustrated ...

The seas have long sustained human life, but a new UC Santa Barbara study shows that rising climate and human pressures are ...