It is well known that discarded cigarette butts release nicotine, heavy metals and other toxins into the environment, including natural water systems. Less understood, however, is what happens to the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's a dirty little secret lurking in your laundry. A single load of laundry sends 15 million microfibers through our waterways. Microfibers are tiny little strands of plastic that ...

Tesla showcases Model Y's HEPA filter in a bubble test against BMW X3, highlighting superior Bioweapon Defense Mode and advanced air purification technology. The Dyson HushJet Purifier Compact air ...

Of all the forms of transport, not a single one is as good for your health and the planet as cycling. But it could be so much better. Enter ROLLOE, aka Roll Off Emissions. The advantages of riding a ...

ST. PAUL -- A former professor has invented a filter that could help fix one of the state’s worst water-pollution problems. “We need to stop cleaning water the way we have for 50 years,” said ...

Matt Hope, a Beijing-based artist, is taking his adopted city’s problems head on. Instead of hiding in his apartment and dealing with Beijing’s extreme pollution crisis with the help of air filters ...

AquiPor Technologies paver bricks absorb runoff water and pollution from rainwater runoff. Started in 2015, the Spokane, Washington-based company creates technology solutions for climate challenges ...

A St. Paul foundry will install new pollution filters to settle an enforcement case with the Environmental Protection Agency. St. Paul Brass and Aluminum Foundry, at 954 Minnehaha Av. in the Frogtown ...

A new study finds that having a portable air cleaner in the home can reduce the negative impacts of air pollution on brain development in children. Simon Fraser University researchers collaborated ...

Traces of black carbon in snow can alter the light reaching plants, potentially shifting growth patterns and reshaping ...