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In 2012, Deborah Cory-Slechta at the University of Rochester, New York, received a “bucket of brains”. A colleague had been studying how air pollution around the university harms the hearts and lungs ...

Climate change conditions turn plastics into more mobile, persistent, and hazardous pollutants. This is done by speeding up ...

Light pollution can have detrimental impacts on migratory birds. Here's what you can do to help reduce light pollution.

Doctors, environmental groups and residents are trying to figure out if there is a causal connection between pollutants from the steel industry and rates of cancer in Gary, Indiana. Pollutants you can ...

Atmospheric scientist Laura Wilcox talks to The Conversation Weekly about the measures China took to improve its air pollution – and the unintended consequences for the climate.

Many studies have shown that the burden of air pollution in the United States disproportionately falls on racial minorities, especially Black Americans. In August, a federal judge barred the EPA and ...

On Monday night, the Burnsville City Council approved a conditional use permit allowing the project known as “Big Hits at the Gateway” to move forward. During a Tuesday meeting, several residents ...

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