A report in the Lancet warned that there are now eight billion tonnes of plastic polluting the Earth. But what are the ...

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New studies from Germany and Hong Kong pinpoint specific sources of light pollution keeping our cities excessively bright at ...

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A layer of smog lingers above downtown Los Angeles in 2024. Millions of Americans are still breathing in unhealthy air, despite long-term progress toward cleaning up many sources of pollution ...

Quantitative data on the pollution of the oceans by nanoplastic particles smaller than 1 µm have been scarce until now because the particles are very small, prone to change, and often difficult ...

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Night-time satellite images have shown that cities are getting brighter, and light pollution is now recognized as an environmental issue. But how should local governments even begin the work of ...

Air pollution monitors at the Rutgers PAM Site, (Photochemical Assessment Monitoring, located on Rutgers Horticulture Research Farm 3 in East Brunswick, N.J. Wednesday, September, 11, 2024.