The EPA will no longer apply a dollar amount to health benefits from clean air.

Emissions of NOx form smog and soot, which is harmful to human health and linked to serious heart and lung diseases.

A months-long WREG investigation examined the deadly problems families across the Mid-South are most likely to face. From gun violence and drugs to learning who is at the highest risk for cancer, the ...

Kiran Karnik writes that air pollution persists because responsibility is shifted and root causes remain unaddressed ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Belle Lin: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Wednesday, November 27th. I'm ...

At a Catholic health conference April 4-5 in Vacherie, La., Kimberly Terrell, a research scientist and director of community engagement at the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic in New Orleans, said her ...

A Russell Sage Foundation study finds that high levels of hazardous waste and pollution are causing health problems for some New Orleans residents. Ed Gordon talks with Rachel Morello-Frosch, a ...

When they arrived in Longboat Key this February, Carol Leone and her family were excited for two weeks of relaxation in the salty breeze. Within days, they started to cough. Soon, Leone’s voice ...

The science is clear: every breath of polluted air is an assault on the human body. Tiny particles in dirty air are so minute that they pass deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream. Doctors say ...

When you hear the word nano, what do you think of? Nanoplastic particles? Graphene? Is the nanoscale revolutionizing technology, or producing pollutants too small to manage? Search engine results are ...

The field of environmental studies examines the complex relationships between humans and the natural world. Like environmental science, students of environmental studies learn about ecology, biology, ...