Goree, 72, lives in Beckville, a town of fewer than 800 people, just miles from the Martin Lake coal plant, a 2.4-gigawatt ...

For nearly four decades, owners of the Baldwin power plant in southern Illinois managed to avoid the most stringent requirements of the federal Clean Air Act. The gargantuan coal burner, built during ...

The Dragonfly Mercury Project is studying dragonflies to determine amount of mercury in national park habitats. The project ...

Mercury Pollution in the Antarctic Peninsula: Penguins in Peril Research surrounding mercury pollution in penguins began in 2010. Mercury is a well-known byproduct of many industrial mining ...

The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with ...

Researchers found that atmospheric mercury levels have decreased by almost 70% in the last 20 years, mainly because human-caused emissions have been reduced.

In an attempt to revive the nation’s coal industry, President Donald Trump encouraged companies to apply for exemptions from ...

Research surrounding mercury pollution in penguins began in 2010. Mercury is a well-known byproduct of many industrial mining ventures, including gold processing. This dangerous metal invades ...

This characteristic makes dragonflies invaluable indicators of mercury pollution. In an expansive study underway since 2011, the Dragonfly Mercury Project, a collaboration between the National ...

smog-forming nitrogen oxide and brain-damaging mercury. After Baldwin's owners kept the Randolph County plant running for years while skipping the installation of modern pollution controls ...