The new regulation is aimed at reducing the risk of cancer for people who live close to plants emitting toxic chemicals. By Lisa Friedman More than 200 chemical plants across the country will be ...

Whether it’s investigating pollution or protecting elephants, Dhruv Rungta is driven to find workable answers Finding answers to this question led Dhruv Rungta to one of the most intense experiences ...

A Russell Sage Foundation study finds that high levels of hazardous waste and pollution are causing health problems for some New Orleans residents. Ed Gordon talks with Rachel Morello-Frosch, a ...

Owners of a large Addison County dairy farm already found liable for polluting a neighbor’s land want to expand, raising concerns that increased runoff could damage a public water supply and worsen ...

Researchers have developed a new three-dimensional 2-fold interpenetrating polyoxovanadate-based metal-organic framework that shows satisfying catalytic performances for the selective oxidation of ...

When you hear the word nano, what do you think of? Nanoplastic particles? Graphene? Is the nanoscale revolutionizing technology, or producing pollutants too small to manage? Search engine results are ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Environmental engineering combines scientific and engineering principles to improve and maintain the environment in order to protect human health, natural resources, and natural environments.

At a Catholic health conference April 4-5 in Vacherie, La., Kimberly Terrell, a research scientist and director of community engagement at the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic in New Orleans, said her ...

When they arrived in Longboat Key this February, Carol Leone and her family were excited for two weeks of relaxation in the salty breeze. Within days, they started to cough. Soon, Leone’s voice ...