Environment

Why reducing acid in rain is just the first step in recovery.

Americans worry less about the environment than scientists say we should

By signing a new deal with the EPA, BP agrees to more oversight

Groups say pieces of plastic -- called microbeads -- end up in our waterways

Sriracha hot sauce’s unique burn has been drifting out of its factory and into the surrounding neighborhood of Irwindale, CA.

A byproduct of refining gasoline clouds the skies of a South Side Chicago neighborhood.

At MIT, a scientist is studying sea snails, and say they hold the key to "biologically inspired processing."

To help fight wildfires, officials often dump orange fire retardant from planes. But some Forest Service employees argue the substance doesn't work as promised.

The fracking boom is bringing in a surge of development -- and tax revenue -- to North Dakota. Now conservationists have a plan use some of that growth to protect the environment.

Golden State legislators are voting on whether to weaken a key law protecting the environment. Many say the law has been abused.