The practice of reporting on the environment starts with a working knowledge of a range of scientific disciplines. One of them is chemistry. To wit: since the 1960s, when Americans and visionary ...

Mercury is one of the most concerning chemicals affecting public health and the environment. The chemical can enter local watersheds and poison flora and fauna, while leaving humans with memory loss, ...

The Trump administration is returning to 2012 emission rules, which it says have cut mercury pollution by 90%.

SAN JOAQUIN, Mexico (AP) — A drill echoes through narrow tunnels deep within the mountain where miner Hugo Flores bores into rock in search of one of Earth’s most toxic elements. Buried in red stripes ...

Shannon Plunkett, a civil and environmental engineering doctoral student at Duke, won an award this summer for “Best Student Presentation” at the International Conference for Mercury as a Global ...

Gold mining in Bushiangala, Kakamega County, supports many families but poses health risks, especially for women exposed to ...