We can’t see it, and coroners rarely report it, but air pollution caused by burning fossil fuels prematurely kills an estimated nine million people worldwide every year. Despite this success, we ...

Human activity is contributing to pollution that is affecting our health. According to WHO estimates, atmospheric air pollution is estimated to cause 4.2 million premature deaths worldwide per year.

The government told Rajya Sabha that no direct data links deaths solely to air pollution, but outlined multiple national ...

Pollution is a public health concern, and is considered to be any harmful material introduced to the environment. Many materials can cause such harm and are referred to as pollutants. Pollutants are ...

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 ...

Of the numerous anthropogenic pressures that are being exerted on ecosystems globally, plastic pollution and climate change are potentially the most ...

Clouds shade Earth from the sun and clouds containing aerosols do so even more effectively than those without. A new study from the University of Washington describes how clouds have lost reflectivity ...

We’re suing the EPA for its inaction on factory farm water pollution. Recently, farmer advocates, environmental justice communities, and scientists weighed in. We’re suing the EPA for its inaction on ...