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Soil pollution refers to the dangerously high concentrations of contaminants in soil. While contaminants such as metals, inorganic ions, salts, and organic compounds naturally occur in soils, these ...

Share on Pinterest A recent study shows a correlation between air pollution exposure and cardiovascular events. zxvisual/Getty Images Researchers investigated the effects of air pollution on ...

Various studies show that people of color are disproportionately exposed to air pollution in the United States. However, it was unclear whether this unequal exposure is due mainly to a few types of ...

Researchers from Emory University received two separate grants, totaling $15 million, from the NIH to lead a multifaceted study into why specific types of air pollution increase the risk of ...

The Biden administration on Thursday announced a series of new rules designed to cut pollution emitted from coal and natural gas-fired power plants having an impact on air, water, land and climate.

Air pollution has been a problem in Utah since before the territory was officially recognized as a state. The mountain valleys of this high elevation region are particularly vulnerable to the buildup ...

Several members of a powerful science panel for the Environmental Protection Agency expressed doubt at a hearing Thursday about the long-established scientific consensus that air pollution can cause ...