Concentrations of a forever chemical known as TFA is increasing in rainwater, drinking water, soil and plants.

The chemicals that helped save the ozone layer may be quietly seeding the planet with an indestructible pollutant.

Chemicals used in refrigeration break down in the atmosphere to produce trifluoroacetic acid, a persistent pollutant that ...

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a leading greenhouse gas with severe climate implications. Its agricultural origins highlight the need ...

If current practices continue, emissions from the global plastics system—including greenhouse gases, toxic chemicals, and air pollutants generated during production and disposal—could double health ...

SINGAPORE, (REUTERS) – The world’s ozone layer is on “the road to long-term recovery” despite a destructive volcanic eruption in the South Pacific, the World Meteorological Organization said on ...

LONDON (ANI) – Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have found that the damage caused by the ozone hole to the Southern Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon can be reversed—but only if ...

ABSTRACT: Climate change is one of the most significant environmental issues facing humanity in the twenty-first century. Human activities that raise greenhouse gas emissions are the primary causes of ...

Last week’s request for public comment from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) doesn’t look like a major win for a tech giant to the naked eye. In fact, it seems almost clerical. But for Google and ...

Emissions from U.S. consumption are comparable to fossil fuel use, a study said. Researchers have quantified how meat consumption in the U.S. is contributing to the greenhouse gas emissions ...

A new study by researchers from Sichuan Agricultural University and international collaborators provides the most comprehensive evidence to date that biochar, a charcoal-like substance made from ...

China, the world’s largest polluter, set a target to cut economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions by 7% to 10% over the next decade, a strategy that’s seen as too modest to put the nation on a path ...