Environment Archives

Environment

Microplastic Contamination Is Affecting People and Animals in Remote Alaska

Scientists are studying the stomachs of Alaskan seabirds to discover the extent to which plastic pollution is impacting wildlife and human populations in the Aleutian Islands.

Yereth Rosen

Environment

Inside the Ecologically Damaging Practice of Illegal Sand Mining

As real estate building increases across the world, so too does the illegal extract of sand, which results in serious environmental impacts.

Alexandra Popescu

A local recycling scheme in Matakana, New Zealand.

Environment

In Promoting Green Behaviors, Pride Beats Guilt

New research suggests a shift in pro-environmental messaging.

Tom Jacobs

A snow cannon blowing snow onto a ski slope.

Environment

How Ski Towns Turn Wastewater Into Snowy Slopes

Big Sky, Montana, is looking to become one of a handful of cities to tackle its water shortage problem through snowmaking with sewage-treated water.

Matt Weiser

Environment

The Department of Energy Allocates $6.5 Million to Coal-Powered Programs

Coal emits more carbon than any other fuel source.

Candace Butera

Environment

How Climate Change Is Upending the Arctic Food Web

A new study shows that melting ice is threatening the survival of polar bears by undercutting the base of their food supply.

Randall Hyman

Environment

The Scope of America’s Failing Water Systems

A new study looks at how often American community water systems violate health standards.

Francie Diep

Environment

Under the Trump Administration, the EPA Reduced Federal Penalties Against Polluters

An analysis shows the EPA opened 115 environmental crime cases over the 2017 fiscal year, compared to the nearly 400 cases opened in 2009 under the Obama administration.

Candace Butera