The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

Kamala Harris kept Donald Trump on the defensive as he devolved into bizarre and false tangents about crowd sizes, abortion and immigration. Plus: how to get a better night’s sleep

Gavin coal plant, now part-owned by Blackstone whose CEO backs Trump, bought Cheshire in 2002 to move people en masse. Two decades later, locals recall its noxious fumes

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says flaws in a Vermont program are preventing the state from adequately controlling phosphorus discharges from certain farms, which contribute to severe water quality problems in Lake Champlain and other bodies of water

A self-driving taxi has no passengers, so it parks itself in a lot to reduce congestion and air pollution. After being hailed, the taxi heads out to pick up its passenger – and tragically strikes a pedestrian in a crosswalk on its way.

Excessive light pollution increases the risk of Alzheimer's in both older and younger adults. For those under 65, nighttime light exposure poses a greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease compared to many other known factors.

Even a majority of Republicans support efforts to hold manufacturers accountable for allegedly deceptive claims

City Hall maintains its own research proves the scheme is working ‘even better than expected’

Big River Watch scheme asks general public to help monitor state of rivers after years of deregulation

Exposure to outdoor light after dark could increase the prevalence of dementia more than many other risk factors.

Explore the unique ecosystem of the Sargasso Sea, a vital habitat for marine life facing threats from pollution and climate change.

We have used machine learning to identify the biggest plastic pollution hotspots across more than 50,000 towns, cities and rural areas worldwide. Our new global model reveals the most detailed picture of plastic pollution ever created with the highest environmental concentrations in India, predominantly because so much of its waste…