Pollution

Low oxygen areas are disappearing almost a month earlier than they did 30 years ago.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Nationwide study shows how manufacturing facilities can increase levels of medical compounds in waterways.
Anna Katrina Hunter, Contributor
Researchers found that efforts to curtail tourism-related emissions have been outpaced by the industry's growth.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
Ambitious plan aims to keep waste out of rivers without massive new pipes.
Gabriel Popkin, Contributor
Scientists are developing a "living sensor" that eats hydrocarbons to monitor the country's extensive network of petroleum pipelines.
Tracy Staedter, Contributor
Scientists discuss the risks and feasibility of using solar geoengineering to cool us off.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
Fish expend energy metabolizing drugs and personal products in fresh water.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Green plant could help clean up heavy metal contamination at industrial sites.
Brian Owens, Contributor
The solution flowing through the Keystone pipeline isn't just crude oil. Scientists are now learning what that means for spills.
Brian Owens, Contributor
Nitrogen isotopes show how nutrients leach out of septic tanks and into pond ecosystems.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
People who eat fish from glacial meltwater may be at risk from persistent organic pollutants produced in the 20th century.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
Sediment core from a Copenhagen lake tells the story of the Industrial Revolution.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer