How Do Our Bodies Respond to Pollution?
Fish can change their DNA in response to contamination, but it's still unclear how our bodies cope with the issue.
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If the Giant Trash Pile in the Pacific Were a Country, Would Someone Finally Clean It Up?
Activists want to turn the country-sized garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean into an official nation, and you can already apply for citizenship.
More Precipitation, More Problems
Dead zones in our oceans are a man-made problem, which climate change is likely to make much worse.
Aliso Canyon, Site of America’s Biggest Methane Leak, Is Cleared to Re-Open
The facility has been out of commission since 2015.
Almost All of the Plastic Produced Since 1950 Is Still Sitting in Landfills
The man-made material basically never breaks down, but we keep making more and more of it.
Did Volkswagen’s Emissions Cheating Lead to Early Deaths?
Researchers link some 1,200 early deaths across Europe to excess emissions from millions of compromised cars sold in…
Did the White House Just Put Us at Greater Risk for Mercury Poisoning?
The White House is rolling back environmental and public-health regulations put in place in the final weeks of…
How Cruise Ships Are Polluting Our Oceans
Princess Cruise Lines will pay $40 million for deliberate pollution, but even more virtuous cruise companies produce huge amounts of waste.
California Just Passed the Most Stringent Pollutant Laws in the Nation
On Monday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the most stringent law in the country to combat “super pollutants” — a…
The Future of Environmental Justice
"Environmental justice" isn't only about what is put in whose backyard—it's the future of the environmental movement.