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A shoreline with the NYC skyline in the distance.

Digging up the past at Dead Horse Bay

 Environment
• March 12, 2026

The Brooklyn beach was closed in 2020 after radiological contamination was found. What's happened since?

A bird, like those threatened by selenium in Montana, perches on a small wooden bird house in a grassy field.

Selenium contamination from Canadian coal mines may threaten Montana birds

 Environment
• November 18, 2025

Researchers warn that selenium pollution from Elk River Valley coal mines is seeping into Montana waterways

Air pollution linked to accelerated Alzheimer’s disease

 Health
• November 8, 2025

New study shows breathing more air pollution also associated with faster cognitive decline

two eggs sizzle in a frying pan

Getting a handle on the ‘forever chemicals’ in plastics

 Environment
• September 5, 2024

What to know about how PFAS are affecting your body

Twenty-five people stand around some tables on a sandy pier in Brooklyn, New York. Behind the tables is a park ringed with some trees.

Restoring New York harbor with a billion oysters

 Audio
• February 17, 2023

A local New York City nonprofit is working to make the region a shellfish haven after decades of declining oyster populations

A shoreline of empty mollusk shells descends into a pond. Grass in the background also extends into the pond.

To help Jamaica Bay’s threatened wildlife, help the poachers

 Environment
• September 1, 2022

The fragile estuary is also a vital food source for New Yorkers, including Asian Americans, suffering during the pandemic

Winona Quigley stands in the frame in her denim coveralls, folding and holding taut a piece of cream colored fabric over a plastic covered workbench. A large stainless steel pot and a large tub of blue detergent sit on the far end of the work bench.

Draped in the colors of the Earth

 Environment
• August 19, 2022

The textile industry has largely left behind traditional methods of dyeing. Winona Quigley is working to change that

A digital illustration of a fashion model walking through a landfill filled with textile waste.

Fighting Fast Fashion

 Environment
• February 15, 2022

The mass-produced and over-consumed cycle of fast fashion has taken a serious environmental toll on the planet. But there are ways to fight back

A red and black, 4-propeller drone hovers a few feet above green cotton plants in a field, emitting a fine white mist of pesticides.

A growing flock of farm drones could help with our pesticide problem

 Environment
• June 30, 2021

The U.S. is relaxing regulations on pesticide-spraying drones, and some experts believe their precision may help reduce overall chemical use.

Mississippi river in St. Paul, Minnesota.

How a Minnesota town cut back on salt

 Environment
• April 9, 2021

Chloride pollution, caused largely by de-icing salts and water softeners, is increasing across the country. A small town in Minnesota is fed up.

Two hands with red nail polish cupped and holding gold glitter

Should we get rid of glitter?

 Environment
• March 6, 2020

Microbeads were shunned for their role in water pollution. Is everyone’s favorite sparkly stuff next?

E-scooters are less eco-friendly than taking the bus, cycling or using mopeds, new findings suggest. [Credit: Denniz Futalan, Pexels | CC]

Think twice before using shared electric scooters

 Environment
• January 8, 2020

A new study takes aim at the environmental appeal of a booming form of transportation.

An imam sits in a chair preparing to wash his hands before prayer, while another man stands nearby with a microphone, and a third man sits on the floor holding a cup of water.

Reading the Quran with ‘green glasses’

 Environment
• July 18, 2019

How one religious leader finds environmental roots in Islamic tradition

A view of the Hudson River.

Dive Right into the Hudson River

 Environment
• June 14, 2019

Despite perceptions that the Hudson is not fit for swimming, it is perfectly safe in many places

Chocolate-covered jellyfish, anyone?

 Environment
• April 16, 2018

From face cream to fertilizers, all sorts of products are under development to make use of soaring jellyfish populations

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