A new study from the University at Buffalo examines this issue, with findings showing that one cigarette filter can release ...

Scientists are closing in on one of the most elusive culprits behind “forever chemical” pollution, tracing a major share of the contamination to specific industrial processes, consumer products and ...

The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned ...

When indoor air pollutants enter the lungs, they can trigger inflammation and place long-term strain on the heart and ...

Air in the U.S. has gotten cleaner for decades, adding years to people's lives and preventing millions of asthma attacks, but nearly half of Americans still live with unhealthy air pollution, a new ...

Using scented products indoors changes the chemistry of the air, producing as much air pollution as car exhaust does outside, according to a new study. Researchers say that breathing in these ...

Environmental agencies are searching for the source of pollution that has created two contaminated hot spots in the lower Clinton River, hindered a long-ranging environmental cleanup effort and ...

It is well known that discarded cigarette butts release nicotine, heavy metals and other toxins into the environment, including natural water systems. Less understood, however, is what happens to the ...

I grew up in rural Colorado, deep in the mountains, and I can still remember the first time I visited Denver in the early ...