New research shows that the biggest sources of forever chemicals are rooted in the past – old landfills, waste sites or ...

After that, the decomposing leaves break down into the soil, bringing microplastics with them. Researchers found levels of ...

If the planet continues to warm at its current rate, exposure to wildfire smoke will kill an estimated 70,000 Americans each ...

Thrifting is hailed as a cheap and green alternative to fast fashion. But when DW reporter Katharina Schantz set out to find the perfect pre-loved shirt, it made her question what she thought she knew ...

Wildfire smoke increasingly threatens lives across the country. A new study shows smoke exposure in the coming decades will cause tens of thousands of excess deaths and predicts where exposure will ...

Readers respond to a guest essay about throwaway plastic. Also: President Trump the divider; stealth legislation.

As railways enter their third century of service, research must support their renaissance for more-sustainable travel that ...

Wildfires burning across Canada and the Western United States are spewing smoke over millions of Americans – the latest examples of ashy haze becoming ...

The court suggested penalties to deter the practice, advocating for stricter measures despite the state's claims of reduced ...

As billions continue to breathe polluted air that causes more than 4.5 million premature deaths every year, UN climate ...

"It is a huge ... catastrophe." Residents report 'noxious waste' from nearby landfills releasing staggering amounts of air ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed doing away with a program that has required large, mostly industrial ...