State agencies plan additional cleanup of contaminants from previous industrial use at the Elmira High School property.

The pervasive influence of pollution and contamination remains one of the most formidable challenges of our time, driven largely by rapid industrialisation, urban expansion and extensive agricultural ...

Connecticut has officially replaced its long-standing Transfer Act with a new release-based environmental cleanup program, marking a major shift in how the state regulates contaminated properties.

A new study demonstrates that agricultural and medicinal plant residues can be transformed into a highly effective material ...

With 360-degree vision, bright-colored bodies that sparkle jewel-like in the sun, and acrobatic flight patterns reaching speeds of nearly 35 miles per hour, dragonflies are some of the more glamorous ...

In 1962, when environmentalist and author Rachel Carson penned 'Silent Spring,' alerting the world to the dangers of the pesticide DDT, it was the reproductive threat to birds -- the bald eagle in ...

Peru’s Lake Chinchaycocha, also known as Lake Junín, and its endemic species are under threat in part due to environmental problems caused by mining activities, hydroelectric power operations, the ...