Pollution is a public health concern, and is considered to be any harmful material introduced to the environment. Many materials can cause such harm and are referred to as pollutants. Pollutants are ...

Sunlight makes microplastics leak hidden chemicals into water, creating pollution that spreads far beyond plastic pieces.

Researchers explain how nitrate from farming and fish ponds moves through water and pollutes freshwater lakes.

When most people think about pollution they think about air, land, and water pollution. Types of pollution might include carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, hydrocarbons, thermal ...

The Biden administration on Thursday announced a series of new rules designed to cut pollution emitted from coal and natural gas-fired power plants having an impact on air, water, land and climate.

Claire Carlson ’23 was a 2022-23 Environmental Ethics Fellow with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. Improper dumping and waste disposal from corporations impacts the ...