Pollution

  1. Environment

    When measuring lead in water, check the temperature

    Lead contamination in drinking water can be much higher during summer than winter, new research suggests.

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  2. Environment

    U.S. oil and gas boom behind rising ethane levels

    Oil and gas operations on North Dakota’s Bakken shale are largely to blame for a recent rise in global emissions of the greenhouse gas ethane, researchers conclude.

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  3. Climate

    Wildfire shifts could dump more ice-melting soot in Arctic

    Wildfires will emit more soot into the air in many regions by the end of the century, new simulations show.

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  4. Environment

    EPA boosts estimate of U.S.