"The use of polystyrene products poses significant public health and environmental risks," Councilor Coletta Zapata said, per ...

Scientists believe microscopic particles, called nanoplastics, come from all the plastic people use and throw away. When ...

Why is the city willing to risk long-term health damage from the proposed biofuel transfer station for just $3.50 per ...

A coalition of justice, health and environmental groups are calling on Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Julie Dabrusin to fully implement the 2023 Canadian Environmental Protection Act ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed allowing the weed killer dicamba for genetically engineered soybeans and ...

County Board of Health voted Monday to increase fees for dozens of environmental health services through a cost-of-service adjustment — the first adjustment since 2009. The new fee schedule, effective ...

Often overlooked as a dimension of the health effects of war, the impacts of conflict on the environment are gaining increasing attention. Rebecca Sers reports.

The world’s top court has said a healthy environment is a human right, and governments could be violating international law if they fail to act on climate change in a landmark ruling for international ...

The ICU environment itself is inherently stressful, both for patients and their families. Patients are often critically ill, ...

The European Climate Law dictates that European Union (EU) countries must reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions by at least ...

Pollution causes more illness and early death than any other environmental threat, accounting for one in six deaths worldwide ...

The Florida Department of health says 13 people in florida have now contracted vibrio vulnificus.3 people in northwest ...