Scientists warn the damage to the environment after the 2021 X-Press Pearl disaster could be much more enduring.

PM2.5 and PM10 are among the most pervasive pollutants in urban areas, originating from vehicle emissions, industrial ...

Since April, four spills or leaks of nitric acid at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant have been reported to environmental ...

I was a school-age kid in the 1960s, when environmental destruction was impossible to ignore. I remember the Cuyahoga River catching fire in Ohio in 1969 and Lake Erie being declared a "dead lake" due ...

A large, natural gas-fired power plant in Van Buren County exceeded emissions limits for particulate matter and carbon ...

A groundbreaking new study published in Nature analyzed tumor DNA from over 800 never-smokers, revealing shocking connections ...

If you're curious about acid rain, you should know that normal rain falls at 5.6 on the pH scale, while acid rain usually ...

Federal actions like the 1970 Clean Air Act and the 1972 Clean Water Act helped regulate water and air pollution.

The U.S. once controlled the market on rare earth elements, sought after for a range of technologies. But in the last few decades, China has cornered that market and surpassed the U.S.

Scientists and regulators are divided over the threat posed by rising levels of a chemical called TFA.

Residents in lower-income areas, often near highways and industrial sites, still breathe some of the dirtiest air in the state.

NORFOLK, Va. — Acid rain is a serious environmental problem caused by air pollution. It forms when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are released into the atmosphere, mainly from burning fossil ...