Pollution

Sewage systems secretly waft pollution into the air

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Wastewater treatment plants, such as this one, emit nitrous oxides and methane, both potent greenhouse gases. • Credit: Justin S

EPA criminal sanctions align with a county's wealth, not pollution, study finds

• When the federal government brings its toughest environmental enforcement actions against polluters, they tend to be in communities of greater wealth, not the most polluted place

National survey finds microplastic pollution around Britain's coastline could be double than previously recorded

• Data collected during a rowing challenge around the seas of Great Britain has found significantly higher concentrations of microplastic pollution than previously recorded, a new

Can Baltic Sea pollution cut fertilizer imports? A lab method suggests a path

• The Baltic Sea is one of the world’s most oxygen-depleted major bodies of water. • The reason is excessive concentrations of phosphorus, an element essential for life-and an impo

SpaceX rocket left behind a plume of chemical pollution as it burnt up in the atmosphere

• Space junk returning to Earth is introducing metal pollution to the pristine upper atmosphere as it burns up on re-entry, a new study has found.

Air pollution linked to higher Alzheimer's risk in 28 million older Americans

• Air pollution linked to higher Alzheimerâ s risk in 28 million older Americans Long term exposure to air pollution may quietly raise alzheimerâ s risk. • Older adults who live wi

Atmospheric pollution caused by space junk could be a huge problem

• A 30-second exposure showing a Falcon 9 upper stage re-entering the atmosphere above Berlin, Germany, on 19 February 2025Gerd Baumgarten A 30-second exposure showing a Falcon 9 u

Upper-atmospheric lithium pollution directly linked to Falcon 9 reentry

• A plume of upper-atmospheric lithium pollution observed in February 2025 has been attributed to the reentry of a specific rocket stage. • The results, published in Communications

Homes in the fire zone: Why wildland-urban blazes create significantly more air pollution

• A research team led by the U.S. • National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) has published a foundational inventory of emissions produced by

Nitrogen pollution is rising: What a new global map means for forest carbon

• On a cool spring morning in a northern forest, the ground feels soft underfoot. • Mist hangs between the trunks, and the air smells of wet leaves and old humus; the slow alchemy

Growing evidence that freshwater wildlife is impacted by microplastics

• Microplastics detected in droppings of freshwater birds across Europe • Study led by University of Glasgow, published in Environmental Research • Findings confirm widespread pres