In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rules ...

Nearly half of Americans – 156 million people – live in areas that received a failing grade in air quality in the newest American Lung Association report. The East Coast has seen a notable rise in air ...

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 ...

If anyone knows where to find refuge from air pollution near Los Angeles freeways, it’s Suzanne Paulson. The UCLA atmospheric chemistry professor has spent years studying how invisible plumes of dirty ...

As more research shows how noise pollution can have severely harmful impacts on our health, there is a growing movement looking for ways to make communities quieter and healthier. Noise - it's a part ...

It’s no secret that air pollution is a serious problem facing the world today. Just how serious? A new study on global daily levels of air pollution shows that hardly anywhere on Earth is safe from ...

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

Humans appear to have done a thorough job of contaminating the Earth’s rivers, oceans and atmosphere, says Rachel Nuwer. Is there anywhere pristine left on the planet? Somewhere between 1.8 million ...

We know the toll it takes on the environment, but lesser known—until now—are its adverse effects on your skin. "Pollution can cause uneven skin tone, accelerated aging and even skin cancer," says ...

Urban trees can help cut air pollution from New York to Beijing, but which trees do the best job? Future Planet weighs up the options. Cities usually come at the price of green space. Since ...