Water Pollution

Citing tests that show more contamination at the Water Gremlin site near White Bear Lake, state pollution regulators have again asked the manufacturer to immediately shut down its coatings operation. The company's new air emissions control equipment is still…

By David R. Montgomery, Professor of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington Its time to take soil seriously. As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states with very high confidence in its latest report, land degradation represents one o…

Published: 1:49pm, 13 Aug, 2019 Updated: 1:53pm, 13 Aug, 2019

Invasive silver carp have been moving north toward the Great Lakes since their accidental release in the 1970s. The large filter-feeding fish, which are known to jump from the water and wallop anglers, threaten aquatic food webs as well as the $7 billion Grea…

The staff at Banham Zoo are otterly' delighted with the birth of two Asian Small-clawed Otter pups. The babies have recently started coming out of the den to play with their one-year-old sibling Makati, mother Tilly, and father Sam.   Photo Credit: Banham Zo…

Washington, DC - After more than two-and-half years in power, the Republican administration of President Donald Trump has tried to use reductions in environmental regulations to promote energy dominance in the United States and dismantle efforts to address th…

Image via ShutterstockAn Irish teenager has discovered a new technique to extract microplastics from the increasingly polluted oceans. Fionn Ferreira, who lives in the remote coastal hometown of Ballydehob, felt compelled to find a solution to rescue the wor…

World   A strong earthquake has hit off the coast of central Chile, though there are no immediate reports of damage or injury. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 6.8 quake struck at 2:28 p.m. local time Thursday and was centred 59 miles (95 kilom…

Authorities say 66 people were sent for medical evaluation after an explosion and fire at an ExxonMobil oil refinery in Texas on Wednesday. The fire began after an explosion just after 11:00 a.m. at an ExxonMobil plant in Baytown, about 25 miles east of Hous…

Looking at climate change action campaigns and media coverage in the United States, one might get the idea that only white, upper-middle-class people are concerned about the environment. But research published by faculty members in the School of Journalism a…