Pollution

What’s the real environmental impact of a plastic straw compared to the 80 million people we add to our population every year?

A head-banging new study proves that loud music shakes, rattles and rolls the ecosystem.

Will the infamous EPA administrator get to keep his soundproof phone booth? And will anything change at the EPA itself?

Books coming out this month examine wildlife crime, polluted cities, the diversity of bees and how democracy can stand up to climate change.

Conservationists have helped to save North America’s largest bird from extinction, but it’s still important to give every chick a chance to fly free.

The often-arrested social activist discusses his court case against Monsanto and the lessons it offers for other protestors.

The Blue Marble is turning into a glowing globe – and in many places that’s becoming a problem for human health.

Atlantic salmon from Norway carry a dangerous disease that puts native Canadian fish at risk — and maybe those in the United States, too.

The author of Corrupted Science reveals the historical roots behind the administration’s current attacks on science, the environment and human health.

A new study finds the EPA is now on the verge of “regulatory capture,” making it a servant of the companies it is supposed to regulate.