Environmental Working Group report analyzes 20 million tap water quality tests done by water utilities over the last five years and found 316 contaminants.
Group says methane emission reduction could be accomplished quickly because this type of warming lasts only 10 years.
U.S. Geological Survey scientists create a 3-D ocean reconstruction and discover new information on surface warming effects and circulation during the Pliocene period.
Computer scientists, with a $1.5 million grant, hope to develop a network of sensors that detect air pollution hot spots indoors and out.
Thomas Adams and Paul I. Barton have already applied for a patent on a novel configuration of natural gas, solid oxide fuel cells, and carbon capture and sequestration that would compete well in the power sector if the government placed a tax on carbon emissions.
University scientists in Wisconsin and Minnesota say aspens are already growing at accelerated rates in their natural environment.
The U.S. Geological Survey tested wells for chemicals that do not have human health benchmarks or toxicity information.
The Energy and Water Integration Act passed the House on Dec. 1 and now is being considered by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
According to the Center for Biological Diversity, pesticides have been linked to immune and endocrine problems as well as cub mortality in polar bears.
The TRI database contains information on chemical releases into the air, land and water, as well as waste management and pollution prevention activities.
Cincinnati Lead Study uses functional magnetic resonance imaging to test how adults exposed to lead as children behave when asked to perform two tasks.
King's College London doctors have researched the literature and found that climate change could negatively affect people with mental illness and increase the burden of mental disorder generally.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution also found that some species were adversely affected by elevated levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
The research is expected to lead to improved designs for carbon sequestration projects that will protect underground drinking water supplies.
The scientists find that Vibrio coralliilyticus produces betaine, glutamate, and succinate are involved in the transformation.
Contaminated riverbank and floodplain soils are the major source of mercury in fish from several Shenandoah Valley rivers.
Four universities and two state agencies in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas have received funding for pollution prevention programs.
The PURIFAST project aims to discover whether of combination of these technologies can replace reverse osmosis in removing organic components of water.