In South Africa, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and connected river systems could serve as reservoirs of antibiotic resistance, raising fresh concerns about how antimicrobial resistance moves ...

A new stormwater mitigation initiative will combine student learning, community outreach, and small-scale projects to address rain runoff. Stormwater worsens flooding on land and carries sediment and ...

A candidate for Marion County Board of Education asked Marion County Commission this week to consider how it could address environmental pollutants in the county’s water supply. One ...

The NC Environmental Management Commission has voted to create new rules that would offer a pass to pollute the state’s ...

The Iran war is unleashing a toxic mix of chemicals, heavy metals and other pollutants that threaten everything from ...

Plastic and fossil fuel corporations have long pushed recycling as a solution to plastic pollution, when in reality, ceasing plastic production is the core solution. Inevitably, some recycling may be ...

Measuring plastic particles carried on Cozumel’s sea breezes and ocean currents reveals how simple physics shapes the ...

An analysis of 19 years of water data finds that state regulations cut PFAS contamination in public water systems roughly in ...

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive loss of dopamine-producing nerve cells in the brain, leading to motor slowing, gait and balance problems ...

As the war in Iran enters its fourth week, the costs are adding up. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Doug Weir, with the Conflict and War Observatory, about impacts to human health and the environment.

Virginia teenager Mia Heller’s filtration system harnesses the power of ferrofluid, a magnetic oil that binds to ...