Pollution & Toxins

Most of the world’s countries support these global agreements on conservation and pollution, but the United States is noticeably absent.

Credit-rating agencies say they can discipline companies that behave badly, and they have in some cases, but research reveals negligible progress.

Researchers continue to find new information about how widespread plastic pollution has become, but also how we can help stem the tide.

Experts say the new administration can jumpstart climate protections by taking on rising methane emissions, but it won’t be easy or quick.

“Routine flaring” from oil wells produces emissions that harm the climate and human health. Two states have proposed new rules to reduce it, just as the true scope of the problem emerges.

Antibiotic use in agriculture is a ticking time bomb, posing looming health risks to people and the environment.

We know a lot more now about the ecology of the Gulf of Mexico and the risks of deep-water drilling, but that doesn’t mean we’re any safer.

The most widely used class of insecticides is dangerous for much more than its intended target, new research finds.

More than 1,500 scientific studies on the health and climate impacts of fracking prove its dangerous effect on communities, wildlife and nature.

Swapping bioplastics for regular plastics isn't necessarily an environmental win — and the reasons are complex.