As the region reckons with its toxic history of offshore dumping, the new findings raise troubling questions about whether the banned pesticide remains a threat to wildlife and human health In the ...

For several years now, one question has held the key to understanding just how much we should worry about the hundreds of tons of DDT that had been dumped off the coast of Los Angeles: How, exactly, ...

Whale sharks, already listed as endangered, face an array of human-induced threats such as fishing bycatch, vessel strikes, and habitat degradation among them. Pollution adds another, more insidious ...

The law of unintended consequences gained new appreciation today when a five-year international study was published in the Journal of Animal Ecology detailing how long-term exposure to pharmaceutical ...

The federal district court in Anchorage entered final judgment against three Kodiak, Alaska-based commercial fishing companies and their manager for multiple violations of the Clean Water Act, Aug. 1, ...

BAMAKO — Bourama Traoré and his brother, now aged 20 and 29, grew up along the banks of the Niger River. Their daily routine has always been simple: cast their nets and provide for their family. But ...

A new study by the Shedd Aquarium has found that the Chicago River system continues to recover from pollution, as evidenced by the fish species that have been spawning in the river system. A report on ...