Latest Pollution Stories
14 things you should never flush down the toilet
This powder could cheaply capture carbon pollution from power plants
We’ve wasted so much plastic, it’s almost impossible to picture—these charts will help
The EU just finalized an agreement to ban tons of single-use plastics
Air pollution is choking solar energy around the world
The U.S. keeps causing trouble at a crucial climate change summit
The air quality in San Francisco is so bad, being there for a day is like smoking 10 cigarettes
Air pollution might make it harder to get pregnant
There’s plastic in your poop, but we have no idea how dangerous that is
The toxins of our past still threaten the future of killer whales
This new device could teach us how the crud in our air affects our health
We already know air pollution hurts your heart—and it might also hurt your brain
Charted: Here’s how much your food waste hurts the environment
Contact lenses don’t belong in your toilet
‘Glider trucks’ are pollution machines, but they might roll past EPA regulations
The EPA might change the way it weighs human health against industry profit
You could be eating a side of e-waste with your takeout
The EPA has a new plan that’s good for business and bad for bodies
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a drone that loves trash!
The world agreed to ban this ozone killer years ago—but it looks like someone is making more
Future offshore drilling could wreak havoc on deep sea ecosystems
Good job: Arctic sea ice is full of our junk plastic
We have too many jellyfish, so scientists want to cover them in chocolate
Scientists stumbled upon a plastic-eating bacterium—then accidentally made it stronger
Air pollution might be the new lead
These scientists think peace and quiet should be a human right
We can’t truly protect the environment unless we tackle social justice issues, too
The fumes from spray cleaners and perfumes are a major source of air pollution
Find out where your town’s air pollution actually comes from
Air pollution can make kids behave badly
The U.S. health care industry could learn a lot from India’s doctors
Hospitals are scrambling to solve their air pollution issue
Light pollution is getting worse
The Keystone pipeline just spilled another 210,000 gallons of oil
Airmega 400S review: This smart purifier will clear the air and your bank account
Pollution kills nine million people a year
Wildfire smoke is terrible for you: here’s what to do about it
There’s no such thing as clean coal
These dirty birds show why we need natural history museums
The Black Death helped reveal how long humans have polluted the planet
Our pollution might actually be causing thunderstorms
Almost every country in the world can power itself with renewable energy
Why fish can’t help but eat our plastic garbage
Bats are disappearing from churches in Sweden, and that’s not a good thing
Inside Salt Lake City’s dreary, dangerous smog dome
There may be something weird going on with Western men’s sperm
Guess how many giant patches of garbage there are in the ocean now?
This dress changes color to show how polluted your air is
Why whales are back in New York City
Can we just build a giant blimp to clean polluted air?
Trees might actually make summer air pollution even worse
This remote island in the South Pacific is covered in 18 tons of our trash
Neighborhoods subjected to deadly air quality can finally fight back
Humans are infecting wild lands with our noises
Your air conditioning habit makes summer smog worse
Of course, all our plastic crap ends up in the Arctic
Our rivers and lakes contain a scary number of pesticides and pharmaceuticals
Here’s how air pollution kills 3,450,000 people a year
The devastating effects of childhood lead exposure could last a lifetime
Changing weather patterns are trapping pollution over Chinese cities
This is what America looked like before the EPA cleaned it up
Even animals deep below the ocean are being poisoned by toxic chemicals
Why is the smog in China so bad?
Air pollution in New Delhi is literally off the charts