Ingredients from shampoo, sunscreens and other personal care products are turning up in water supplies. Some are toxic or cause hormonal damage to aquatic life, and could threaten human health.
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President Trump signed an executive order to roll back the 2015 Clean Water Rule. Two water experts explain why the rule alarms farmers and ranchers concerned about over-regulation.
Today’s political climate gives new EPA head Scott Pruitt a clear path to seriously cut back EPA enforcement – more than previous administrations.
With little action at the national level on climate change, state and city officials are taking the lead – but by emphasizing local benefits.
Low-income residents in Puerto Rico are fighting disposal of toxic coal ash in their communities. They’re also campaigning to shift from coal energy – the source of the problem – to solar power.
Siberia’s red river reminds us that mining for minerals and metals can still compromise the environment.
Wastewater treatment systems around the world are hamstrung by outdated tests that don’t identify a growing array of pathogens or identify the sources of pollutants.
Toxic algae blooms like the intense one now fouling Florida’s waterways harm wildlife and people in various ways. They’re also on the rise.
As Australia joins a New York summit to discuss the UN Sustainable Development Goals, it still faces questions over whether it is meeting water standards at home.
Excess nutrients from farm fields cause widespread water pollution across the U.S. Bioreactors – essentially, ditches filled with wood chips – are emerging as a way to reduce nutrient pollution.
Identifying mine waste materials as economic resources will help support global demand for critical metals, boosting the mining industry during the downturn. All with environmental benefits.
A new study provides insight into coral-dwelling microbial communities and how they react to pollution, overfishing, and climate change. What does it mean for the Great Barrier Reef?
You’ve heard of cap-and-trade schemes for greenhouse gases. Perhaps we also need one to limit the amount of fertiliser runoff onto the Great Barrier Reef.
Lakes contain most of the fresh water on Earth’s surface. Recent research at Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada mountains shows that climate change could alter lake chemistry, threatening these sources.
Efforts to combat water pollution on the Great Barrier Reef aren’t working, according to a new government report.
In its first environmental case post-Scalia, the Supreme Court rebuffs farm and ranching interests that opposed the EPA’s multistate plan to restore Chesapeake Bay using the Clean Water Act.
Lead might not be in paint or gasoline anymore, but since it doesn’t break down in the home or the environment it remains a problem throughout the U.S.
The danger with typhoid is that symptoms are quite insidious and mimic those of other infectious diseases.
Parents in three Australian states are being given misleading advice about the dangers of lead to babies and small children – including failing to warn pregnant women about miscarriage risks.
Despite 15 years of concerted action by the Australian and Queensland governments the health of the reef is not improving and in fact may be continuing to deteriorate.
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University
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Professor of Biology, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Water Science, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor of Law, University of California, Davis
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UNESCO Chair on Climate Change Variability of Natural and Cultural Heritage and Professor in Physics, James Cook University
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Professor Emeritus of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Adjunct professor, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Chief Conservation Officer, Project Seagrass & Research Affiliate, Swansea University
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Professor of Marine Science, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School
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Professor of Water Research; Director, Water Alliance, Michigan State University
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Oceanographer, The University of Western Australia
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Director, Ocean and Coastal Policy Center, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Emeritus Professor of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science