Recent studies have shown the severe health effects of air pollution on human health, with fossil fuel air pollution alone linked to 91,000 U.S. deaths every year. Now, another study shows how cutting ...

Nitrogen pollution is a serious concern for the agriculture industry. Agricultural fertilizers contain nitrogen, an essential nutrient for plant health. However, these fertilizers also produce ...

A new NOAA study published today in the journal Science Advances about four decades of tropical cyclones reveals the surprising result that reducing particulate air pollution in Europe and North ...

I grew up in rural Colorado, deep in the mountains, and I can still remember the first time I visited Denver in the early 2000s. The city sits on the plain, skyscrapers rising and buildings extending ...

MACH Engineering reports that industrial air pollution harms economies by increasing healthcare costs and reducing productivity, impacting agriculture and infrastructure.

Imagine you love cherry cheesecake, and you’re happy to find out that your local bakery makes the delicious, decadent dessert every Saturday. But they only make a certain amount per week; after that, ...

In 1996 Captain Charles Moore, a citizen scientist and founder of the Algalita Marine Research and Education Foundation, stumbled upon what came to be known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- a ...

The prenatal period is a critical window for brain development, yet few studies have examined the impact of air pollution ...

For years, when the EPA assessed the economic impact of new regulations, it weighed both the health costs for Americans and ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Air pollution, like ozone and PM2.5, significantly damages nearly every major human body system, impacting cardiovascular, ...