Pollution

NASA captured satellite images from outer space of the wildfires currently ravaging the West Coast.

The most littered item collected during the annual ICC has been cigarette butts for the past 34 years — but the most recent coastal cleanup found that plastic food wrappers has taken the top spot.

Trump’s EPA has rolled back more Obama-era rules, meaning power plants now have more freedom to dump toxic wastewater into natural bodies of water.

A plastic industry lobbying group wants to reverse Kenya's strict plastic bans, and open Africa up to more U.S. plastic trash.

Scientists believe it's too late to literally clean up the ocean — addressing issues on land is proven to be more effective to address ocean pollution.

Natural gas flaring could be causing adverse birth outcomes, such as premature births and underweight births, in Hispanic mothers in Texas.

Climate change factors such as air pollution and rising temperatures are causing premature, underweight, and still births — especially for Black mothers.

The Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate Extension Project has been delayed due to environmental concerns.

An oil spill off the coast of Mauritius has left the tropical island country in a state of emergency.

Learn about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — what it is, why it’s there, what we're doing about it, and more.

If your community has held a protest, here’s how you can clean up your community afterwards.

COVID-19 era PPE has already made its way into the ocean — specifically, the Mediterranean Sea.

We know that littering is bad for the environment, but why? Learn what makes littering harmful to wildlife, humans, and the planet.

COVID-19 has changed our planet, like everything else in our world.

Air pollution levels are significantly falling during the COVID-19 outbreak — but we shouldn't look at this as a silver lining.

The new coronavirus, or COVID-19, is impacting air quality — and air pollution impacts those sick with the virus as well.

India's drastic air quality improvements have cleared up skies, making the Himalayan mountains visible from more than 100 miles away.

Northern Italy is experiencing a significant and swift decline in NO2 pollution, as a result of the coronavirus lockdown.

The Trump administration just weakened mercury pollution regulations for oil and coal power plants.

Researchers are using satellites and artificial intelligence to detect ocean plastic.

Fracking is a huge issue for water pollution — here’s how it happens.

The Environmental Protection Agency is suspending various environmental laws in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nearly half of Barcelona's asthma cases can be attributed to air pollution, according to a new study.

China is banning several kinds of single-use plastic gradually over the next five years.

BTS is joining the fight for a healthy planet and clean air.

The Ocean Cleanup confirms that they’ve been successful in retrieving trash from the Great Pacific Ocean Patch.

See which countries are the worst offenders when it comes to ocean pollution.

Can you actually recycle plastic straws? Find out!

Delhi's air pollution levels are always high this time of year — but this year is particularly bad.

A new study found a link between air pollution and psychiatric disorders like bipolar, schizophrenia, and personality disorder.

Plastic straws are the plastic villain of the moment — here's how they actually affect the ocean.

Four dogs have died after swimming in lakes with blue-green algae blooms.

The Google Science Fair awarded the Grand Prize to Fionn Ferreira, who has a solution to remove microplastic from the ocean.

Utrecht, Holland now has 316 bus stops covered in flowers and other plants, providing bee habitats among other environmental benefits.

The North Atlantic right whale is an endangered species, and unfortunately, we lost six of them this month alone.