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Supreme Court to Hear Case of Filling Lake with Toxic Waste

Gold mining is among the most polluting endeavors on Earth, and Kensington is not alone among controversial Alaskan mines. Gold mines are the nation's largest source of mercury pollution, for instance. (See the top 10 polluters.) Like…

Hawaii has become the first state to require solar water heaters in new homes. The bill was signed into law by Governor Linda Lingle (Republican). It requires the energy-saving systems in homes starting in 2010.

Hawaii has become the first state to require solar water heaters in new homes. The bill was signed into law by Governor Linda Lingle, a Republican. It requires the energy-saving systems in homes starting in 2010. It prohibits issuing building…

This week, EcoWorldly authors from six continents contributed articles on bicycling in their country. With exerpts from those articles and others in the blogosphere, here are seventeen very good reasons to bicycle no matter where you live. Click the headings as you go to read more.

There is a strong and increasingly clear connection between car exhaust and life-threatening lung conditions. In South Korea, where I live, the number of deaths from lower respiratory conditions nearly doubled from 1992 to 2002. Worldwide, the…

Their cycling outfit looks like something straight out of a ninja movie. Just as in a Hollywood film, these ninja lookalikes toil to protect the young and the old from a common threat. And as it turns out, that ninja-like mask and outfit isnt just for show. It protects bicyclists from a very real enemy: air pollution from car exhaust.

There is a strong and increasingly clear connection between car exhaust and life-threatening lung conditions. In South Korea, the number of deaths from lower respiratory conditions nearly doubled from 1992 to 2002. Worldwide, the World Health…

Air pollution interferes with the ability of bees and other insects to follow the scent of flowers to their source, undermining the essential process of pollination, a new study suggests. The findings may help unlock part of the mystery surrounding the current pollination crisis that is affecting a wide variety of crops.

Scientists already knew that scent-bearing hydrocarbon molecules released by flowers can be destroyed when they come into contact with ozone and other pollutants. Environmental sciences professor Jose D. Fuentes at the University of Virginia…

Are you bald? Because men living in polluted areas are more likely to go bald than those breathing cleaner air, a new study suggests.

Nilofer Farjo, a hair transplant doctor involved in the research, added: “This may lead to new methods of treating genetic hair loss. The research suggests that environmental factors like smoking and air pollution contribute to hair loss…

Pittsburgh Beats Out Los Angeles as U.S. City With Worst Air Pollution

“Everyone has someone in their family whose health is threatened by the pollution we talk about in this report. Every day we're learning more about these dangers,” said Bernadette Toomey, American Lung Association president and CEO….

A city outside California has for the first time been named the sootiest in the nation, one of the categories the American Lung Association uses to determine the most polluted cities in the country.

Pittsburgh overtook Los Angeles in the category that measures short-term particle pollution or soot. Los Angeles, the country's longtime soot and smog leader, has enacted aggressive measures to tackle sources of pollution, resulting in a…

Plastics are one of the most useful and ubiquitous products in modern society. Scientists are now working to find out if they’re among the most dangerous, as well.

Years ago, I profiled a theater designer who had just created 200 sumptuous costumes from garbage bags. Green, rose, black, white, sky blue, and see-through'the plastic was pliable and it pleated, flounced, puffed, fluffed, and glowed…