Oyster Bay officials are pushing for a more comprehensive cleanup of contaminated soil at Bethpage Community Park.

The losses in soil moisture already pose issues for farming, irrigation systems and critical water resources for humans. But ...

Fires and agricultural soils can rival cars and factories in emitting chemicals that lead to ozone, making it hard to meet air quality standards.

Mar. 12, 2025 — New Delhi's air pollution is more severe than previously estimated with particles absorbing atmospheric water vapor leading to particulate matter levels across the city being ...

Mar. 3, 2025 — The amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to maximize the profitability of corn production in the Midwest has been increasing by about 1.2% per year for the past three decades, a ...

President Trump's EPA administrator aims to roll back environmental protections in an effort to reduce the agency's spending.

Pollution-related deaths numbered 1.67 million in 2019, according to a new report led by Boston College researchers. Economic losses were in the billions. Pollution takes many forms in India, ...

Boston College’s Global Observatory on Planetary Health is first to reveal town-by-town pollution levels and health impacts, including 2,780 deaths in 2019 Air pollution remains a silent killer in ...

Before President Nixon created the EPA in 1970, water and air pollution weren't federally ... like before we cared what we put into the air, soil, and water. In the San Francisco Bay, raw sewage ...

This collection of interactive exercises uses Times resources to help young people find the news that matters to them, understand how it’s made, connect it to their lives — and make media of ...