Pollution & Toxins

Laws have banned plastic bags in some places, but taking the next steps requires overcoming some pretty major hurdles.

Some people think beach cleanup efforts don’t accomplish much. They’re missing part of the picture.

A difficult hurricane season unearths issues ranging from cancer hotspots to deadly bacteria.

Beach cleanup efforts in Thailand illustrate the global problem of plastic pollution.

Southern Resident killer whales have a shortage of food and an overdose of deadly pollutants.

A new study reveals that air pollution from industrial sources increases levels of five different stress hormones.

What better way to understand the dangers of plastic pollution than by traveling on a ship made out of garbage?

Home Depot promised to stop selling treated plants last year, but it will take another year before the change takes effect.

A new book dives into the toxic history of the companies that poisoned dozens of young women.

Government emissions tests have drastically underestimated the pollution created by diesel trucks, cars and other vehicles, according to a study