The EPA estimates that about 30 percent of the coal-fired units in the U.S. are operating without scrubbers, pollution control equipment to control not only for sulfur dioxide but also mercury, a ...

Imperial County, California — a majority-Latino agricultural community near the U.S.-Mexico border — has some of the worst air pollution in the country.

Science Once Known for Its Pollution, Pittsburgh Becomes a Poster Child for Climate Consciousness The National Climate Assessment shines a light on the city’s “innovative” plans to curb ...

Local students are asked to enter a poster and essay contest sponsored by the Jefferson Parish Department of Environmental Affairs that examines a certain type of pollution and some solutions to ...

BP agreed to pay a $40 million penalty and spend almost $200 million on environmental controls to settle government allegations that the company released excessive toxic chemicals at its Whiting ...

The Washington Department of Ecology entered into an agreement with Clark County, awarding its Clean Water Division $458,629 to pursue pollution source control efforts for two years.