But when smoke plumes are close to the surface, people are breathing in wildfire chemicals and tiny particles. Those particles, known as PM2.5, can get deep into the lungs and exacerbate asthma and ...

On July 18, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolled out the “reorganization plan” for its Office of Research and Development (ORD). The stated goal of the plan is to reduce budget ...

In early June, the Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden installed an “ozone garden” composed of plant species that are sensitive to ground ozone. The garden is product of a partnership between the Ciener ...

The Trump administration has placed two high-ranking officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...

Two high-ranking officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were placed on leave this week, including ...

While Trump has infamously mocked climate change as “a great hoax,” the ICJ unanimously declared that international law ...

President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to upend a foundational scientific determination about the harms of ...

Federal lawmakers want to overhaul the Marine Mammal Protection Act, with changes aimed at bringing "objectivity and clarity" ...

Most Americans encounter the Federal Trade Commission only if they’ve been scammed: It handles identity theft, fraud, and ...

The Data Foundation, the American Geophysical Union, and a coalition of universities are scrambling to ensure that the nation ...

The Trump administration wants to reverse a 2009 EPA finding that greenhouse gases endanger people. The finding is the basis ...

No one has applied for a weather modification license in Florida since it became a requirement in 1957, according to state records ...