Science

The was written by Elena Craft, health scientist for the Environmental Defense Fund: We know that air pollution is bad for our families. Science makes that abundantly clear. Studies, for example, show that mercury can damage the nervous system of children and fetuses, while ground-level...

Trees are one of nature’s most powerful climate change solutions. They’re also one of climate change’s biggest victims. Consider how trees help fight climate change: They provide a highly efficient way to absorb carbon dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas. Each year, Earth’s trees suck more...

Our children’s brains develop rapidly as they move through their toddler years and beyond; their lungs pump faster and they breathe more air compared to adults, and their little beloved hearts beat faster than adult hearts do. They’re crawling around on the floor, so they’re...

How dare they. Trump’s EPA — under the leadership of acting head, Andrew Wheeler — has hit its lowest, most cynical level in its radical agenda to destroy protections against pollution. And that’s saying a lot, given that every single week, EPA lobs over a shocking new rollback....

I’ll admit it: I grumbled to myself all the way to the airport to attend yet another conference on climate change — the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco. What more is there to say — it is time for action! But there’s plenty to...