States are once again turning to desalination to secure freshwater supplies. The problem is, they’re often choosing the wrong spot for ecosystems and fisheries
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There is a long history of the UK government failing to adequately provide for Gypsy and Traveller communities’ needs.
Among the poisons found in 36% of the frogs tested, rodenticide was detected for the first time. Pesticides are considered a threat to hundreds of amphibian species.
In Australia, the taxpayer has footed the bill for the forever chemical clean-up so far. But this will have to change.
Because waste pickers go through trash and leave behind everything without value, they know better than anyone which plastics should be eliminated.
The more plastic, the more waste we produce. It sounds simple, but this discovery could help us find ways of ending plastic pollution.
From synthetic fabrics to car exhaust to wildfires, exposure to environmental pollutants push the skin microbiome to adapt in ways that reduce its ability to protect the skin.
The first dedicated scientific surveys have confirmed the presence of blue whales in Seychelles.
Fining companies that flout environmental regulations is an effective strategy, if the penalties are severe enough.
Microplastics are created when everyday products – including clothes, food and beverage packaging, home furnishings, plastic bags, toys and toiletries – degrade.
Huge amounts of PFAS come from wastewater treatment plants, new study finds.
Plastic tax would work better than a ban in Lagos, Nigeria.
As it travels around the ocean, plastic litter can harm wildlife and marine habitats in many ways. This study highlights five key hotspots where floating plastic poses the biggest risk.
Scientists have been debating the start of the Anthropocene Epoch for 15 years. I was part of those discussions, and I agree with the vote rejecting it.
Sewage fungus is actually not a fungus. Our expert explains what it is, where it lives and what can be done to reduce outbreaks in polluted rivers.
On March 7, workers at the Ford Rouge River plant marched for better working conditions, sparking America’s labor movement. Almost a century later, a quiet park honors their memory.
Dust and traffic pollution add to the health hazard posed by some cooking fuels.
Research has revealed how British otters may have been able to recover from species loss in the 1950s with the help of otters from Asia.
If not properly managed, heavy metals such as arsenic can accumulate in landfills and leach into soils and groundwater.
We sampled sewage sludge from 13 wastewater treatment plants across three states. We found every resident adds microplastics to farmland, in dried sewage sludge (biosolids) used as fertiliser.
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