Nitrate pollution has become one of the most widespread water quality challenges in intensively farmed regions around the world, threatening drinking ...

OAKLAND, Calif.— Conservation and public health groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s failure to review and update air-quality standards that protect people ...

Tropical coastal ecosystems are among the most biodiverse areas on Earth. And they’re also on the front lines of effects caused by human activity. That’s why it’s becoming increasingly important, ...

A balanced diet can be healthy for both human and water bodies, indicates a study about protein overconsumption and nitrogen pollution. (Getty) Balancing how much protein you eat with the amount your ...

Nitrogen pollution could intensify global water scarcity threefold by 2050, scientists warn in a recently published paper. In addition, “newly emerging pollutants,” such as microplastics, heavy metals ...

Nitrogen pollution is one of agriculture’s biggest and most intractable problems. Crops can’t grow without the critical nutrient, and because sources of nitrogen are easy to come by—synthetic ...

Delaware City’s PBF refinery discharged more than one million pounds of nitrogen into the Delaware River without violating its permit. Advocates say that’s a problem. The Delaware City Refinery in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An individual’s exposure to nitrogen dioxide air pollution strongly correlated with risk for Parkinson’s disease ...

Parts of North America are poised to become “hotspots of water scarcity” within decades, partly because pollutants will make some water sources harder to use, scientists warned on Tuesday, urging ...

An ecologically realistic 24-year field study of grasslands showed that elevated levels of carbon dioxide nearly tripled species losses attributed to nitrogen pollution. Dozens of studies have ...

Learn how air pollution causes COPD and affects lung health. Take important steps to improve indoor and outdoor air quality ...