In a world searching for more sustainable ways to manage waste, the promise of turning "trash into treasure" is hard to ignore. Take nitrate pollution, for example. Every year, nitrogen fertilizers ...

The cleanup of air pollution in East Asia has accelerated global warming, a new study published today (Monday, 14 July) in the journal Communications Earth and Environment has found. But air pollution ...

For decades, pollution clean-up has relied on expensive technologies, large-scale engineering projects, and chemical treatments. Now, scientists are exploring a different ally in the fight against ...

Electrons flow underground in ways far more extensive than once believed, forming networks that link distant chemical zones. Minerals, organic molecules, and specialized bacteria can act as bridges, ...

Representatives at the recent United Nations conference in Geneva have once again failed to negotiate a binding global treaty to tackle plastic pollution. The Switzerland gathering was the sixth round ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Audubon birdwatchers gather along one of the Stormwater Treatment Areas in the Everglades to observe the birds roosting there. The ...

Asia-based PCX Markets says its service allows brand owners a way to fund plastic pollution cleanup efforts in an audited system. PCX says businesses worldwide want to reduce their reliance on virgin ...

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court delivered a victory for environmentalists on Tuesday in the fight over “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, issuing a ruling that advocates said will hold ...

LANSING, MI — The Michigan Senate passed a series of pollution cleanup reforms last week during a late Thursday session that extended well past midnight. In the early hours on Friday, Dec. 13, ...

The South Durban Community Environmental Alliance has lobbied for decades for a special clinic to treat victims of oil refinery and other industrial pollution. Courtesy SDCEA Section 28 of the law ...