ROCHESTER, N.Y. — New York Sea Grant has created a lesson plan directly dedicated to plastic pollution and the human influence, and it has already been used by some teachers across the state. “So it’s ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - June 16th is World Sea Turtle Day. These amazing creatures have been swimming in our oceans for over 100 million years! But six of the world’s seven sea turtle ...

A dried-up former boating dock is seen along the Salton Sea July 14, 2021, in Desert Shores, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) SAN DIEGO (CN) — Back in 2003, farmers in California's Imperial ...

Pollution from the expanding shoreline of the Salton Sea may not be significant contributor to the region’s air problems. Some researchers suggest more emphasis on what people are breathing at home, ...

On New Year's Day, several people messaged me to ask if I had noticed how bad the air quality was in Phoenix after the previous night's firework celebrations. It was plain to see that day. Particulate ...

The effects of air pollution on kids "should have parents up in arms" to force changes in air pollution regulations, a reader said. Experts say children exposed to high air pollution levels can lose ...

9:36 a.m. Aug. 18, 2025: An earlier version of this story credited a 2023 health study in the Imperial Valley to UC Riverside. In fact, the study was carried out by the Department of Preventive ...