Maintaining drinking water quality is a major challenge for water managers during and after bushfires.

Carried by the wind, dust and ash particles from Australia have painted some South Island glaciers with a brown-orange tint.

NASA's Terra satellite provided before and after imagery that showed the extent of the fires that have been ravaging Australia's Kangaroo Island. Kangaroo Island lies off the mainland of South Australia, southwest of Adelaide.

While providing benefits to the environment, some trees also emit gases to the atmosphere that worsen air pollution and alter climate. 

The decommissioning of coal-fired power plants in the continental United States has reduced nearby pollution and its negative impacts on human health and crop yields, according to a new University of California San Diego study.

Scientists at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) have uncovered a link between prenatal exposure to phthalates—a ubiquitous group of plasticizers and odor-enhancing chemicals—and deficits in motor function in girls. 

It’s no secret that many insects are struggling worldwide. 

Evaporation ponds, which are commonly used in many industries to manage wastewater, can span acres, occupying a large footprint and often posing risks to birds and other wildlife. 

Nitrogen pollution, largely from automobile exhaust, can reduce drinking water quality and make air difficult to breathe. 

Northern China, a hotspot of air pollution, has always been an area of great interest to study owing to the significant impacts on human health, the climate and ecosystems.