The Times-Tribune

Data centers an ‘increasing source’ of air pollution in U.S., report says

The American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report released this week identifies artificial intelligence data ...
Charleston City Paper

Gator poop? Water quality experts eye unlikely bacteria source

While leaky septic tanks continue to be an assumed key contributor to bacterial contamination of Lowcountry waterways, ...

Standardized runoff dataset could improve forecasts of urban microplastic pollution

As rain falls, lurking within stormwater runoff are hidden microplastics, polluting the water sources they drain into. Even ...
Los Angeles Times

Fertilized soil may be a major source of smog near Salton Sea, researchers say

For decades, Southern California’s war on smog has focused on strategies to reduce pollution from tailpipes and smokestacks. But one of the main drivers of lung-aggravating smog may be right ...
Coeur d'Alene Press

OUR GEM: Protecting Coeur d’Alene Lake, local efforts target nonpoint source pollution

Nonpoint source (NPS) pollution is one of the biggest ongoing threats to water quality in North Idaho, especially in the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Alluring Images Capture the Threats of Air Pollution Around the World

Researchers combined long-exposure photography with pollution sensor data to create representations of pollution in India, the United Kingdom and Ethiopia Olivia Ferrari A light painting made in Delhi ...
Phys.org

Laundry is a top source of microplastic pollution—here's how to clean your clothes more sustainably

Microplastics are turning up everywhere, from remote mountain tops to deep ocean trenches. They also are in many animals, including humans. The most common microplastics in the environment are ...