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DENVER — The Environmental Protection Agency found “important concerns” with the way Colorado regulators review and issue permits to minor polluters such as mines, asphalt plants and oil and gas drilling rigs, and those problems risked further damage to the state’s already poor air quality, according to a 309-page report…

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The facts are there but scientists need to do more to convince politicians, policymakers and the public

A year after health officials issued a record number of alerts for high ozone levels on Colorado’s Front Range, federal and state officials are trying to rein in the gas that can make outdoor activities a health risk.

Number of serious incidents in UK highest since 2013, but Northumbrian Water hangs onto four-star rating

Report shows English water and sewage firms’ performance on pollution has declined to worst in years

Emissions are reacting with the summer heat to create high levels of smog, hazardous air pollution that damages the lungs. But state officials are pushing back on ozone pollution controls proposed by the EPA, arguing such rules would compromise the electric grid.

Sea turtles cannot regurgitate plastic meaning their guts become blocked, causing them to die of starvation. Nearly all species of sea turtle are classified as endangered

Experts say we need to reduce meat consumption to battle climate change, biodiversity loss and live healthier lives

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to curb the Environmental Protection Agency’s power over carbon pollution in West Virginia v. EPA jeopardizes a clean and livable planet at the worst possible moment. Along with its recent decisions on abortion and guns, it seems that the court’s conservative majority has no qualms…

Ocean plastic pollution was a focus at the recent UN oceans conference, which issued a declaration in support of an earlier decision by the UN Environment Assembly to start negotiations for a global plastics treaty.