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Even South Africa’s remote sacred springs are not untouched: research found microplastics in all nine tested, including waters used for healing and drinking.
How big policy areas like crime, education, transport and energy have changed.
Even modest differences in lung function and growth across childhood can matter for long-term health.
For decades, regular citizens and advocacy groups have filed suits that forced companies and the federal government to clean up the environment. Trump officials have moved to limit that power.
Idling vehicles are easy targets for enforcement – they’re often left running for no good reason.
Two garments made from the same fibre may have very different environmental footprints depending on how they were processed and finished.
Even small increases in air pollution can increase the risk of serious respiratory illnesses for preterm infants and their risk of having asthma as they get older.
Scientists are exploring light-activated nanoparticles to kill biofilms in stored drinking water, aiming to make household water safer in South Africa.
Researchers have transformed air quality data into maps, visualisations and exhibitions to connect people to the issues in tangible ways.
Giant gas companies are “hot venting” toxic gases known to be unsafe for humans at any concentration.
Detailed data is useful for understanding and addressing environmental effects on people’s lives in ways that become difficult or impossible if only the broadest and blurriest picture is developed.
Paraquat is banned in dozens of countries – but this cheap imported herbicide is everywhere in Australia.
Nowhere is safe from forever chemical pollution – not even the middle of the ocean. PFAS levels are on the rise in the world’s whales and dolphins.
An environmental engineer who mapped microplastic pollution in three of Pennsylvania’s watersheds explains what it means for our health.
It’s the largest lawsuit ever brought by the Australian government. But what is the $2 billion forever chemicals case meant to achieve?
The number of ozone-related premature deaths due to wildfires is also rising.
In Agbogbloshie, Ghana, thousands of young women and men burn electronic waste to extract minerals at a cost to their health. They need more protection.
As more countries ban waste imports, plastic waste generators like the US will need to find better solutions. A few states are putting more responsibility on producers.
Your body likely contains an accumulation of various PFAS types, making it difficult to trace them to their sources.
Top contributors
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Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Professor, UNSW Law & Justice and UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response, UNSW
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Professor of Environmental Science, University of South Africa
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Adelaide University
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Environment, CSIRO
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Senior Research Fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York
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Professor, Obafemi Awolowo University
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Professorial Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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Professor of Biology, University of Portsmouth
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa Japan, Madonna University, Nigeria
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Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Professor, Australian National University
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Associate Professor and Water Management Expert, University of South Africa