A Kentucky lawmaker is hoping to limit the definition of “waters of the Commonwealth” protected under anti-pollution laws.

A bill limiting regulation of water pollution in Kentucky to a weakened federal standard advances from a legislative ...

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Heavy metal contamination in Yangshan Port raises concerns for seafood safety, with arsenic and mercury posing health risks.

A trove of lithium-rich brine exists underground in Bolivia. Researchers conducted the first comprehensive chemical analysis of wastewater associated with mining the resource.

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Local Zimbabwe government officials are feuding with a Chinese mining company for mismanaging a gold mine that it operates in ...

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Despite court orders blocking the Trump administration’s funding freeze, MDE said Friday that it still cannot access millions in federal grants.

Sediment cores from the Aegean Sea reveal that human-driven lead contamination began 5,200 years ago—much earlier than expected. This pollution is tied to shifts in economy and land use, culminating ...

The Carnegie Art Center was packed with angry residents. They were angry at the prospect of Digihost, the operators of a cryptocurrency mining plant that makes constant noise and air pollution, ...

The call today is for binding rules to protect the orbits of Earth, Moon, and Mars from space debris contamination. Initiatives need to be formulated for effective, sustainable, and equitable ...