The D.C. Circuit ordered federal reconsideration Friday of whether parts of more than a dozen counties near Denver, Chicago and other major cities meet national air quality standards for smog.
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Harmful algae blooms in Lake Erie will be smaller than last year, according to an annual forecast, but they are still larger than they should be.
Read moreEnvironmental advocacy group Natural Resources Defense Council lacks standing to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency’s Covid-19 policy to not penalize businesses that fail to comply with pollution monitoring requirements because of the pandemic, a federal court in New York ruled.
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If you ever find yourself holding your breath during a particularly thrilling Independence Day fireworks show, you might be better off: A study released Wednesday reveals common fireworks emit lead, copper and other toxins that can damage human cells and animal lungs.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has no duty to review risks associated with major sources of industrial pollution on an ongoing basis — but it must update emissions-control technology for coke ovens and other sources of pollution every eight years, a federal judge ruled Friday.
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Enbridge Energy was ordered to shut down an underwater twin pipeline that carries crude oil and liquid natural gas in northern Michigan, after a state judge found the company did not disclose previous damage to the dual line.
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You can now see how coronavirus lockdowns have changed air pollution, hospital lights and even white asparagus harvests.
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Almost two dozen civil rights, public health and environmental watchdogs hauled the Trump administration to the D.C. Circuit on Friday to defend its rollback of toxic emissions regulations.
Read moreMore than 1,000 tons of microplastics deposit on protected lands in the western U.S. each year, equivalent to more than 123 million plastic water bottles.
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Russia on Thursday intensified efforts to clean up a major fuel spill that environmentalists say is the worst such accident in the Arctic, as investigators made their first arrest.
Read moreAttorneys for Pacific Gas and Electric fought Wednesday to scrub claims that residue from its 19th century power plants contaminated one San Francisco man’s favorite neighborhood.
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Soggy, algae-caked surgical masks resting on the seabed. Soiled, waterlogged rubber gloves, waving eerily beneath the Mediterranean waves.
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With factories and farms silenced by the coronavirus shutdown, Albania’s bees have been busier than ever, stirring excitement among farmers expecting an unparalleled honey harvest thanks to a respite from pollution and pesticides.
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It took seven years to settle on a plan for cleaning two rivers and floodplains polluted with dioxins from a Dow Chemical Co. plant in central Michigan. The work itself has lasted nearly twice as long, with plenty still to do.
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Defending the country’s abandonment of air pollution controls even as the globe is in the grip of a deadly respiratory virus, Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler pulled down a facemask emblazoned with a butterfly to testify Wednesday before members of the Senate.
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WASHINGTON (CN) — The D.C. Circuit chided the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday for not actually breaking down the costs
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Global carbon emissions have fallen drastically as the world continues to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic but scientists warn that this silver lining may not last.
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A group of states and environmentalists said Monday they will sue the Environmental Protection Agency based on claims that a long-running plan to tackle pollution in Chesapeake Bay is not being enforced well enough to meet its 2025 goals.
Read moreA federal class action claims Centrus Energy et al.’s uranium enrichment site in Portsmouth, Ohio contaminated the surrounding area, including a middle school.
Read moreNew York, California and seven other states sued U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Commissioner Andrew Wheeler in federal court, claiming his broad nonenforcement policy issued on March 23 gives polluters free rein to violate environmental laws due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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