Pollution
Critics call out plastics industry over “fraud of plastic recycling”
Business
Jan Dell is a former chemical engineer who has spent years telling an inconvenient truth about plastics. “So many people, they see ...
Environmentalists protest as Biden administration approves huge oil export terminal off Texas coast
Business
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a move that environmentalists called a betrayal, the Biden administration has approved the construction of a deepwater oil ...
Diabetes, Pollution, and Alcohol Amplify Dementia Risk
Health
Summary: Researchers identified key risk factors and genetic influences impacting a specific brain network vulnerable to aging, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer’s disease. This ...
D’oh! Give NYC pizzerias tax break to comply with emissions crackdown: pie-loving pol
Business
Metro By Carl Campanile Published March 11, 2024, 7:44 p.m. ET Big Apple pizzerias and other businesses that use coal- and wood-fired ...
As Congo seeks to expand drilling, some communities worry pollution will worsen
World
MOANDA, Congo (AP) — The oil drills that loom down the road from Adore Ngaka’s home remind him daily of everything he’s ...
Air pollution a factor in spiking cancer cases, report says
Health
New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) predict a 77% increase in cancer cases globally by 2050. The report points to ...
Latest EPA assessment shows almost no improvement in river and stream nitrogen pollution
Science
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The nation’s rivers and streams remain stubbornly polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and fuel a gigantic ...
Bottled water contains 100 times more plastic nanoparticles than previously thought
Health
Researchers cut their bottled water use after shocking discovery of a quarter of a million tiny plastic pieces per litre. ADVERTISEMENT The ...
Volunteers breathe exhaust, cleaning products for UK study
Health
News By Deirdre Bardolf Published Dec. 16, 2023, 6:05 p.m. ET Volunteers in England are breathing in pollutants like diesel and cleaning ...
Does your commute give you high blood pressure? It might be the traffic pollution
Science
Air that’s polluted by traffic exhaust can spike people’s blood pressure sharply almost as soon as they begin traveling, according to a ...
