Pollution

The simplicity of the recycling symbol belies its complicated role in corporate America’s quest to sell ever more plastic

Massive blobs of sargassum seaweed are taking over Caribbean beaches. The seaweed explosion is fueled by pollution washing into the ocean from rivers in the Americas and Africa

Portland, Ore., Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles have all explored charging car commuters to fund public transportation and reduce traffic

A cost-effective pollution solution on Cape Cod could start in the bathroom.

Toxic algal blooms are forcing Cape Cod communities to consider expensive sewer and septic system projects.

Recycled materials contribute to a pollutant-neutralizing paint

A law proposed in New York State seeks to reduce plastic packaging, ban certain plastic chemicals and mandate that producers of packaged consumer goods fund the recycling or disposal of what they sell

Cape Cod’s water is turning “pea-soup green”—and after decades of scientific detective work, we know why.

Gas stoves spew nitrogen dioxide at levels that frequently exceed those that are deemed safe by health organizations

The EPA has released four new pollution rules, most focusing on coal-fired power, as the final pieces of Biden’s push to clean up the power sector

An environmental engineer provides a glimpse of the magnitude of the challenge to remove PFAS from water supplies and ways you can reduce these “forever chemicals” in your own drinking water

A new EPA rule will limit PFASs, or “forever chemicals,” in your drinking water for the first time. Here’s what that means for you