Colleen O’Neil, of the Mountain Watershed Association, fixes a crooked sign posted near a landfill's discharge pipe that flows into Sewickley Creek in Yukon, Pa. This article originally appeared on ...

The Endangerment Finding is EPA’s foundational 2009 determination that climate pollution is a danger to human health and well-being. It is based on a mountain of scientific evidence that has grown ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While most of the abandoned mines in New Hampshire are not producing significant contamination, there are a few that have.

Nearly half, or 46 percent, ends up in landfills, while 17 percent is incinerated and 22 percent is mismanaged and becomes litter. The plastic pollution problem is so ubiquitous that microplastics ...

The most comprehensive global environment assessment ever undertaken calls for a new approach to jointly tackle the most pressing environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity loss ...

The Bessemer City Council approved rezoning for a hyperscale data center in Jefferson County, prompting McCalla residents to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Air pollution has been convincingly linked to respiratory illnesses and further health problems. Pia Bayer/dpa Air pollution has ...

When they arrived in Longboat Key this February, Carol Leone and her family were excited for two weeks of relaxation in the salty breeze. Within days, they started to cough. Soon, Leone’s voice ...

The space race is accelerating, but its environmental footprint is growing. Discover how space activity is affecting Earth’s ...

The field of environmental studies examines the complex relationships between humans and the natural world. Like environmental science, students of environmental studies learn about ecology, biology, ...

As Earth day arrives, residents may be curious what the top environmental concerns are facing the city of Chicago, and what ...