Mining ocean resources needed for electric cars and other devices is currently a hot issue of dispute. Final resolution of ...

Lead pollution started peaking when the Romans took over the Aegean coastline.

Sediment cores from the Aegean Sea reveal that human-driven lead contamination began 5,200 years ago—much earlier than expected. This pollution is tied to shifts in economy and land use, culminating ...

Osceola County mine would produce tons of table salt and potassium chloride — potash — a critical mineral used by farmers to fertilize their crops.

Environmental and community groups have appealed the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality’s decision to grant an air ...

That’s 1,200 years older than the previous earliest recorded lead pollution, which was found ... region’s most significant sites for silver mining and metalwork, said Maran.

Archaeologists have traced the earliest case of lead pollution by humans to the Aegean Sea region around 5,200 years ago. The ...

The devastating health effects of lead exposure are well-documented, even at low levels. Modern studies highlight how lead ...

Experts fear that continued expansion of mining — which more than tripled in the area the past five years — will lead to further deforestation, water pollution and disruption of the area's ...

The call today is for binding rules to protect the orbits of Earth, Moon, and Mars from space debris contamination. Initiatives need to be formulated for effective, sustainable, and equitable ...