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Greenhouse Gas Expert: Control Methane Now to Avoid Environmental Tipping Point in the Future

As the shale gas boom continues, the atmosphere receives more methane, adding to Earth’s greenhouse gas problem.

15 May 2014

Mitigation Efforts could Decrease Nitrogen Pollution by 50%

Ambitious mitigation efforts, however, could decrease the pollution by 50 percent. The analysis is the very first to quantify this.

15 May 2014

UI Study Finds Iowa's Air Quality Falls within Federal Cleanliness Guidelines

With warmer weather, it's time to get outdoors. And now you can breathe easy about it: A new study from the University of Iowa reports Iowa's air quality falls within government guidelines for cleanliness.

14 May 2014

Johnson Matthey Honored with The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development

Johnson Matthey, a global leader in emission control technologies, has won The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development 2014. This prestigious award recognises the company’s achievements in developing and manufacturing emission control catalysts using resources efficiently, based on Lean principles and meeting challenging sustainability targets within its operations.

23 Apr 2014

Anthropogenic Aerosols from Asia Affect Storms Sweeping Across the Pacific

In the first study of its kind, scientists have compared air pollution rates from 1850 to 2000 and found that anthropogenic (man-made) particles from Asia impact the Pacific storm track that can influence weather over much of the world.

15 Apr 2014

NPL Provides Accurate, Reliable Measurements of Pollutant Concentrations

As high levels of air pollution are reported across the UK, NPL's role is to make sure that the measurements of pollutant concentrations are as reliable as possible, so that the right warnings can be given and the most appropriate actions taken.

4 Apr 2014

Lecture on Pennsylvania’s Experience with Impact of Fracking on Water

Fracking, the hydraulic fracturing technology by which shale rocks are fractured by a pressurized liquid to release oil and natural gas, is controversial with proponents citing an increase in domestic oil production and lower gas prices, and opponents voicing environmental concerns and worries over small tremors that have sometimes followed fracking.

2 Apr 2014

NC State University Researchers Develop New Technique to Collect More Water Quality Data

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that uses existing technology to allow researchers and natural resource managers to collect significantly more information on water quality to better inform policy decisions.

7 Mar 2014

Researchers Study Impact of Air Pollution on Brain and the Central Nervous System

From diesel exhaust to gaseous pollutants and suspended particulate matter, such as dust, smoke and fumes, air pollution from transportation, industry and energy generation has taken a toll on the environment and human health.

18 Feb 2014

Computer Models Show How Radioactive Waste Interacts with Soil

Sandia National Laboratories is developing computer models that show how radioactive waste interacts with soil and sediments, shedding light on waste disposal and how to keep contamination away from drinking water.

30 Jan 2014