Thallium, a highly toxic heavy metal, has emerged as a significant environmental pollutant due to its persistence and mobility in soils, waters and the atmosphere. Its presence in the ...

Plastic waste is no longer just an eyesore floating on the surface of rivers and seas. A growing body of research now shows that it is reshaping the chemistry and biology of water itself, creating ...

A number of recent studies have drawn stronger connections between air pollution and serious health problems than previously understood, but there are several methods experts recommend individuals and ...

The recycling world has become a dangerous maze of good intentions gone wrong. What many people don't realize is that contamination rate in recycling bins is estimated at around 16-25%, with some ...

Despite pleas from community members who say the landfill is responsible for mysterious illnesses, federal environmental regulators said that they can’t provide a timeline for cleanup. Radioactive ...

Assemblymember John Harabedian is introducing new legislation that would create statewide science-based standards for the ...

DURHAM, N.C.—On a summer afternoon in Burton Park, hip-hop throbs from a car stereo over the backbeat of a basketball slapping on concrete. The sun bakes a grid of identical brick buildings, whose ...

Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes. For a long time, industry experts and civic officials with a stake in redeveloping Connecticut’s industrial sites have ...

Julissa Hernandez was at work when she saw the news, in 2024, that a young mother, Chianti Means, had jumped to her death at ...

Colorado's air pollution permit backlog continues to grow despite big investment in engineers and software to clear the air.