Teenagers Worldwide Are Tackling the Plastics Crisis
This story is part of Born Into It, a series about the solutions helping young people thrive in…
Wildfire smoke evolves as it drifts from wilderness to city
Key insights Decades of fire-suppression policies have left forests rife with fuel to burn; either through wildfires…
‘We’ve been screwed’: How one county shifted on data centers
A sign welcomes visitors to Hal & Berni Hanson Regional Park on Sept. 28 in Aldie, Va. Josh…
Could electric vehicles help this African capital clean its air and fight climate change?
Steve Muigai spends his days driving a boda boda (motorcycle taxi) in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. He makes…
Clean-air advocates say wood smoke being overlooked as Victoria ditches gas
Clean-air advocates say the Victorian government is failing to address pollution from wood heaters as its gas substitute…
Planetary crisis heightens global inequality of health opportunities
The worldwide inequality of health opportunities is being further heightened by the triple planetary crisis – climate change,…
Wildfire Smoke causes greater health risks than other air pollution
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that wildfire smoke may carry greater…
Why the fight against pollution depends on better data
Faulty environmental data is not merely an academic problem. It can lead to flawed policies, wasted resources and…
Wildfire smoke may be more harmful than other air pollution, two Mount Sinai studies find
As climate change drives more frequent and intense wildfires, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount…
Nighttime light exposure may alter heart structure and function
Exposure to light during the nighttime is linked to important and potentially harmful changes to the structure and…
Microplastics transport toxins and antibiotic resistance across ecosystems
Microplastics are often viewed as pollutants in their own right, but their environmental impact may extend far beyond…
Researchers find greater microplastic burden in lung cancer patients
People with lung cancer are more likely to have microplastics in their lungs and to have larger quantities…