The air in Basra carries a strange weight: part saline mist from the nearby Persian Gulf and part acrid smoke from the ...

Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster off the Gulf Coast, the effects of the largest oil spill in U.S. history are still being felt.

People of color were underrepresented in all of the highest-paying jobs among the 30 states with a large petrochemical ...

Three months ago, a similar incident caused marine pollution off the coast of Kamchatka. “Recently, incidents with Russian ...

Dolphins in UK waters face rising deaths from toxic chemicals, pollutants, and warming sea temperatures combined.

An oil spill from two sunken Russian tankers in the Black Sea has contaminated Anapa’s beaches, threatening the resort town’s vital tourist season as authorities warn of health risks and estimate ...

Nearly 2,000 manatees died in the state in 2021 and 2022, a two-year record. Widespread water quality problems and seagrass ...

Satellite data reveal a link between the amount of black carbon in the atmosphere and rates of Antarctic sea ice loss in recent years.

More than 150 beaches along Russia’s southern Black Sea coast remain unsuitable for summer vacations due to ongoing ...

A global study published in Endangered Species Research finds that endangered sea turtles are recovering in more than half the regions they inhabit, though leatherbacks remain at high risk.