Nitrate pollution, a pervasive consequence of agricultural runoff and urban effluents, has emerged as a significant threat to aquatic ecosystems worldwide. Elevated nitrate levels have been implicated ...

Exposure to one of the most toxic forms of mercury (methylmercury) may also disrupt the body's metabolic health, according to ...

A new study highlights how a combination of environmental stressors -- namely plastic pollution and seawater flooding -- can increase the threats faced by plants in some of the planet's critical ...

As climate change drives more frequent extreme heat and worsening air pollution, researchers are seeking better ways to ...

A man in glasses looks into a fish tank in which fish of many colors are swimming. Ecotoxicologist Bob Wong studies how fish change when exposed to the antidepressant medication fluoxetine. Credit: ...

When we think of plastic pollution, our minds often go to trash-smothered oceans or photos of marine life tangled in nets. But scientists are now learning that plastics are also permeating the world’s ...

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. When the Environmental Protection Agency was formed in 1970, its ...

States also have implemented their own laws around environmental regulation. The natural environment category is one of eight ...

Experts believe that increasing air pollution in cities is having a serious impact on the health of thalassemia patients.

Discover how environmental economics addresses resource scarcity, impacts policy decisions, and supports sustainable ...

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.