Pollution

A self-building sponge that efficiently collects gold could eliminate some harsh methods used to process e-waste

Harris would continue the Biden administration’s landmark climate efforts; Trump would roll the country back to more oil and gas

Support from the Biden-Harris administration has boosted the already burgeoning electric school bus industry, and those gains should last no matter who wins the election

People living near industrial facilities often have few details about the chemicals inside, which poses major risks when floods occur

A looming and poorly regulated PFAS threat comes from these chemicals’ common use in pesticides on farms nationwide

New research suggests that remote Antarctica is more vulnerable to trash and invasive species washing up from longer distances than previously thought

The U.S.’s first plastic pollution plan features better measuring standards, more responsibility for producers and an end to single-use products

Tanager-1 is the first in a series of satellites that aim to pinpoint major emitters of carbon dioxide and methane, major greenhouse gases

New shipping regulations set limits on sulfur in maritime fuel, reducing harmful pollution but inadvertently ceasing a cooling effect on Earth’s climate

Congress appears interested in passing mining legislation. But bills that would expand access to hard-rock minerals across the U.S. ignore supply chain standards and environmental consequences

An interview with Rob Jackson about ending climate colonialism, inspiring polluter-pay policies and taking a path to a cleaner climate

A play celebrates the agreement that opened nations worldwide to accepting the science of climate change