Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trent Williams and his grandson, Nathan, look across the Ohio River at the Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station, a coal power plant ...

When the U.S. government shut down in late 2018, it furloughed nearly 600 Environmental Protection Agency pollution inspectors for more than a month. Those workers had to stop their work of monitoring ...

This screenshot of the Climate TRACE tool shows where pollution is generated and how it moves across the Pittsburgh region. The team behind the pollution-monitoring tool Plume Pittsburgh is taking its ...

Toxic air isn't spread evenly across the U.S. — some communities are being forced to shoulder the worst of it. A new map is exposing exactly where petrochemical pollution is most dangerous, and who's ...

In parts of Western Pennsylvania, steel plants are big employers – and big polluters. This summer, the Trump administration paused regulations that would have forced steel mills to curb air pollution.

Salt pollution in freshwater is a growing global concern. Excessive salt harms plants, degrades soil, and compromises water quality. In urban areas, road salts used for de-icing during winter often ...

The Trump administration announced plans to repeal limits on greenhouse gas emissions and other airborne pollutants from the nation's fossil fuel-fired power plants. The proposal is part of the ...

Salt pollution from road deicing salts threatens freshwater ecosystems and urban green infrastructure. New research on salt-tolerant plants like cattails highlights their potential role in mitigating ...

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