By 2100, 100 million Americans could breathe unhealthy air in the summer, seven times more than in 2000.
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The government promises joined‑up and long‑term regional planning for water. But some pressing challenges appear to receive surprisingly little attention.
As cities grow, it would be better to have more efficient, higher-capacity transport than more vehicles on the road.
How those claims about the air purifying qualities of plants stack up.
Ads from the 19th and 20th centuries shows how the industry has long tried to promote coal as clean and even healthy, despite evidence to the contrary.
Even quite young children are watching, thinking and feeling things about the future of the environment. Those feelings deserve to be taken seriously.
Research suggests there may be ways to reduce the climate impact of flights by addressing the white trails they leave behind.
Drugs and their byproducts can end up in wild fish – and strange behaviour results.
The largest sewage spill in US history wasn’t the first, and it won’t be the last.
This fire should prompt us - again - to consider the future role of liquid fuels in Australia.
The Clean Air Act gave California the authority to issue tough pollution standards for vehicles, with EPA approval. The Trump administration is now trying to stop it.
Enthusiasm for climate leadership is backsliding beyond the US government, but there are some signs of hope.
A new study linking Pittsburgh’s air pollution to thousands of deaths each year has been published just as the EPA moves to weaken pollution standards.
The damage from military attacks on cities can fill the air with pollutants that harm the lungs and stress the heart.
Farming areas that use lots of fertilizers and pesticides stood out for the swift and accelerating decline of their bird populations.
Oil is a key feedstock for everything from plastics to cosmetics. Over time, we’re likely to see less oil burned for transport – and more used to make products.
Solar cycles, sea ice and rising electricity use all play a role. So does an unhealthy surprise that has been quietly hiding a large amount of global warming – until now.
Environmental factors can cause cardiovascular disease.
The use of polluting household fuels and gas was associated with an increased likelihood of eczema, followed by severe asthma symptoms.
What you don’t see when you burn a candle.
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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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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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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