Earth Day gift: Congestion pricing tolls to help fund truck fleet makeover in NYC
Congestion pricing toll gantries on the Williamsburg Bridge Photo by Dean Moses Congestion pricing tolls that have been…
Earth Day began in 1970, pushing activism on pollution
Millions of people around the world will pause Wednesday, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day.…
NYC noise complaints soar — and city has a plan for cracking down
The city that never sleeps is being kept awake by constant noise — but officials say they’re on the…
EPA change for plastics recycling could increase pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the same…
How Lee Zeldin Shifted the Mission — And the Message — of the E.P.A.
Lee Zeldin does not speak like any other Environmental Protection Agency administrator in recent history. The job of…
Scientists Tracking the Microplastic Pollution Just Realized They Were Measuring Their Own Lab Gloves
Close-up of microplastics. Credit: Pexels We should not underestimate the prevalence of microplastics. They are everywhere—in our rivers,…
Warm winters mean there’s more nitrate pollution in drinking water
When pollution gets bad enough in the rivers supplying Iowa’s largest city with drinking water, it costs Des…
We’re in for a bad allergy season — why your go-to meds may not work
We’re gonna need a stronger pill. Each year, the seasonal allergy warnings grow louder — as does the…
Environmental harms and health risks from Iran war could persist for decades
Oil depots spewing black smoke. Debris sinking in the Persian Gulf. Missiles pounding military sites. The Iran war…
‘Cocaine sharks’ found cruising the Caribbean
This puts the “white” in “Great White.” Move over “Cocaine Bear.” Brazilian scientists have discovered traces of nose…