From the air we breathe to the water we drink, our health is defined by our natural environment. Environmental health is the science that focuses on reducing harmful environmental exposures in air, ...

The field of environmental studies examines the complex relationships between humans and the natural world. Like environmental science, students of environmental studies learn about ecology, biology, ...

"Baltimore is sinking, and the sea is rising," Benjamin Zaitchik pronounced on a drizzly, late-summer day in his office at Johns Hopkins University. A professor of Earth and planetary sciences, ...

Drexel University, in partnership with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, has launched a new platform, The Environmental Collaboratory, focused on climate change, environmental ...

The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned ...

The EPA will no longer apply a dollar amount to health benefits from clean air.

“Forever chemicals” are pervasive, and researchers have in recent years been ringing the alarms about the negative impacts on human health. But humans aren’t the only animals to be concerned about.

Steel and aluminum are two of the world’s most in-demand materials, feeding numerous sectors — including construction and transportation — with demand forecast to grow in the coming decades. Aluminum ...