pollution

Puerto Ricans given drinking water from a hazardous-waste site

Photo: Puerto Ricans given water from hazardous site. Dorado, Puerto Rico (CNN) Jose Luis Rodriguez waited in line Friday to…

9 years ago

Swimming Microbots Kill Waterborne Pathogens

Swimming microbots purify water by capturing and killing bacteria, before being removed with magnets. Image: American Chemical Society One of…

9 years ago

Dry cleaners’ solvents taint Martinsville’s water

The dry cleaning industry’s use of environmentally hazardous solvents is declining, but the legacy of “perc” is an expensive one…

9 years ago

Escaping one of the nation’s worst environmental disaster zones

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. — In May, Demetra Turner holds a letter telling her to vacate her home in the West…

9 years ago

Indigenous artists unite to create murals focused on water protection

Photo: Artist Isaac Murdoch, from Serpent River First Nation in Ontario, and volunteers in Edmonton began painting a mural on…

9 years ago