For Amazon fish, oxygen now comes with microplastics.

One year after negotiations for a global plastics treaty collapsed in Geneva, a new document has been released to revive the process.

Utilities serving thousands of Texans exceed legal limits for radium.

A $2 billion lawsuit for defense base contamination against the U.S. chemical manufacturer is heard in court for the first time.

Republicans on Thursday voted down a proposed amendment to the Farm Bill that would have protected consumer rights to sue pesticide manufacturers over alleged harm after the U.S. Supreme Court recently narrowed those rights.

India's Andhra Pradesh state, governed by an ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has denied allegations that the Google project was fast-tracked without weighing risks.

Two years after environmental regulators first documented 'red mud' waste from the Atalco alumina refinery escaping into public waterways, the state has yet to penalize the company. 

A chemical company has been leaking “black material” into a Durham, North Carolina waterway for years; a new court order hopes to hold them accountable.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Chemours announced they’d reached a $450 million settlement last month.

A zero-waste shop set up by a district council provides plastic-free products at affordable prices in a country that gets through 164 million sachets a day.

Philly’s tap water meets federal drinking water standards but falls far short of public health goals when it comes to cancer-causing chemicals.

Hundreds of bases are contaminated with PFAS, which are linked to low birth weight and other risks. Politicians from both parties are demanding explanations.

The New Lede managing editor Brian Bienkowski spoke with Keith Schneider, a senior editor and chief correspondent at Circle of Blue, about how severe water contamination from crop and livestock production and rising high rates of cancer have become key election year issues in Iowa.

A proposed expansion of an Elk Valley Resources’ coal mine in southeast British Columbia is moving through the environmental assessment process despite concerns over pollution.

More than a month after Venezuela's devastating earthquakes, public health experts say the coming weeks are critical to prevent secondary crises from contaminants.

The Trump admin is propping up the aging coal fleet despite the financial and environmental costs — and also making far-fetched plans to build new coal plants.

Scientists say climate change is heating the Mediterranean Sea, inviting invasive fish species that harm native populations.

Across the country, many retired electric vehicle batteries are processed by uncertified recyclers, creating environmental and worker safety risks.