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Southern Californians are chronically being exposed to toxic airborne chemicals called plasticizers, including one that’s been banned from children’s items and beauty products.

The effects of these pollution releases fall disproportionately on low-income communities and people of color, further exacerbating environmental health risks

Pathogenic viruses and antibiotic-resistant bacteria thrive on plastic. The biohazard risks of this ‘plastisphere’ shouldn’t be overlooked in efforts to tackle the pollution crisis.

Why we doomscroll.

Inland flooding from tropical cyclones, even at high altitudes, is a major worry—and one that scientists don’t know enough about

Metals and PFAS linked to serious health issues are among compounds found, highlighting need for further scrutiny

Helene is a harbinger of relentless storm seasons to come.

Seven people in contact with a patient hospitalized with bird flu also developed symptoms, the C.D.C. reported. Some are undergoing further tests.

As climate change intensifies extreme weather and claims pile up, insurance companies are raising their rates and limiting their coverage. This leaves those who can least afford insurance unprotected as climate disasters grow more frequent and severe.

Two recent books, “The Quickening” and “The Parenthood Dilemma,” consider the ethics of procreation in the age of man-made climate change.

An organization promoting democracy says last year had the worst decline in credible elections and parliamentary oversight in almost a half-century.

Scientists have discovered that food contact chemicals are more prevalent in our bodies than previously estimated.

Bees, butterflies, and other insects are declining from habitat loss, pesticides, and climate change. Here’s what you can do to help.

In the San Bernardino Mountains, another wildfire has forced residents to flee, the latest reminder that they must accept the risks of climate change if they want to remain.

More than 100 wildfires are stretching thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal

Saul Newman’s research suggests that we’re completely mistaken about how long humans live for.

Researchers are finding heat-related illnesses can also contribute to heart disease and cognitive impairment

Hurricane Francine hits low-lying Louisiana. Subsidence could make the storm surge worse.

Nevada’s plan to let AI rule on unemployment claims is risky, experts warn.

Ravi Coutinho bought a health insurance plan thinking it would deliver on its promise of access to mental health providers. But even after 21 phone calls and multiple hospitalizations, no one could find him a therapist.

What, exactly, is climate anxiety? And how should we cope? Environmental reporter Rosanna Xia explores the many dimensions to our existential dread.

Anyone insisting that you “calm down” about climate change is living in denial about the catastrophes at our doorstep.

We never thought we would ask ourselves these questions, but they have not left our minds for the last decade

Girls exposed to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may be more likely to start puberty early, according to new research. EDCs mimic, block or interfere with hormones in the body's endocrine system.

The largest increases in emissions of the greenhouse gas come from China and Southeast Asia.

Growing competition for water in already arid areas, alongside the compounding effect of climate change, has led to a flurry of water-related headlines.

Alberta’s electricity grid operator, AESO, mandated to reform the market, says the plan will prevent blackouts, but generators say its the wrong move

For centuries, the seafaring nomads have roamed the Malacca Strait, spending virtually their entire lives on traditional boats. But pollution, rising waves and competition from more advanced fishermen have upended the lives of Orang Laut, some of whom turn to be rubbish pickers on land.

Also first time for someone with H5 virus to be hospitalized, and CDC says it is studying patient specimen more

Legal operatives tied to Trump, power broker Leonard Leo, and a hate group are aiming to make dark-money donations tax deductible.

During meteorological summer, defined as June through August, several U.S. cities from the East Coast to California either tied or set records for the hottest temperatures on any day in the past seven decades of record-keeping.

It would be unfair to say these guys represent everyone in Israel, so I’m not going to say that. They said it themselves

The last thing Sukhwinder Singh remembered was crossing through knee-deep water near the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Arizona. When he finally awoke, he learned that his passage to the land of opportunity had cost him an arm and both legs.

Earthworms, insects and mites are all at risk from soil pollution, and scientists are worried that we know very little about the damage it's causing.