Pollution is one of the biggest problems facing planet Earth, a consequence of poor practices and decisions made by humankind ...

Stronger standards would prevent hundreds of millions of pounds of pollution from reaching rivers and streams, helping to protect more than 22 million people “EPA’s preference for weak slaughterhouse ...

But the consolidation of the sector makes it increasingly hard for organizers to push for drinking water regulation. According to experts, local actions need to be paired with more federal regulation ...

Wenonah Hauter is the founder and executive director of Food & Water Watch, and the author of "Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America." Abdication of government ...

A study by the University of Portsmouth has revealed for the first time the extent of the devastating impact of plastic pollution on livestock, humans and the wider environment on the Kenyan island of ...

House sparrows are frequently found living near humans—and exposed to many of the same toxic materials in the environment that we are. Credit: Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images In the ...

Dung beetle on top of its ball of dung. Source: Bernard Dupont/Wikimedia Commons When a fresh pile of dung hits the ground, it isn’t long before the dung beetles arrive. There are so many dung beetles ...

Lake Chivero, the main water supply for Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, has transformed from a pristine natural wonder to a polluted and mismanaged crisis zone. Once teeming with biodiversity and a magnet ...