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Study Reveals Extreme Methane Emissions from Permian Oil and Gas Operations

Findings published today in the journal Science Advances show that oil and gas operations in America's sprawling Permian Basin are releasing methane at twice the average rate found in previous studies of 11 other major U.S. oil and gas regions.

23 Apr 2020

Increasing Levels of CO2 May Directly Harm Human Thinking

With the advance of the 21st century, an increase in the concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) will lead to a rise in the urban and indoor levels of the gas.

22 Apr 2020

"State of the Air" Report: Nearly Half of the U.S. Population Breathing Polluted Air

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Clean Air Act, which is responsible for dramatic improvements in air quality.

22 Apr 2020

Vegetation Feedbacks During Drought Worsen Ozone Pollution Episodes

When high in the atmosphere, ozone protects Earth from harmful solar radiation -- but ozone at ground level is a significant pollutant.

21 Apr 2020

New Photodegradable Polymer Could Promise Cleaner Seas

To address plastic pollution plaguing the world's seas and waterways, Cornell University chemists have developed a new polymer that can degrade by ultraviolet radiation, according to research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

21 Apr 2020

Standardized Procedure to Analyze Fine Particles in Experimental Chambers

What impact does the development of fine particles and the global warming exert on each other? The complete atmosphere cannot be heated for experimental purposes, so a portion of it is placed in a chamber and examined there.

20 Apr 2020

Rising CO2 Levels Will Cause Severe Ecosystem Effects

Rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the consequent changes created through ocean acidification will cause severe ecosystem effects, impacting reef-forming habitats and the associated fish, according to new research.

20 Apr 2020

Comprehensive Gulf-Wide Survey Of Oil Pollution in Response to Deepwater Horizon Spill

Since the 2010 BP oil spill, marine scientists at the University of South Florida (USF) have sampled more than 2,500 individual fish representing 91 species from 359 locations across the Gulf of Mexico and found evidence of oil exposure in all of them, including some of the most popular types of seafood.

17 Apr 2020

Study Shows How Stream Pollutants from Mountaintop Mining Get Out of Water

Since the 1980s, a sprawling mountaintop removal mining complex in southern West Virginia has been leaching pollutants -- such as selenium -- into nearby streams at levels deemed unsafe for aquatic life.

7 Apr 2020