Humans discharge four times the weight of the Empire State Building’s worth of phosphorus into freshwater bodies each year, a new study finds.Read More »Science Policy & Funding
Government-sponsored research and regulations enabled western U.S. states to clean up their air, despite industrial and population growth. Proposed funding cuts could undo this progress.Read More »Climate Change
An industry group says recycling coal ash, the second-largest U.S. waste stream, helps the environment and economy. Recycling has a role but also raises concerns, environmentalists argue.Read More »
A new study challenges the widespread belief that environmental pollution began with the Industrial Revolution in the 1700s and 1800s.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
