As labor shortages continue across several industries, a number of states are trying a controversial new strategy: making it easier to employ teenagers. Over the past two years, bills that make it easier for minors to work at paid jobs have been introduced in Iowa,...

he United Auto Workers union is on strike against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, the first time in its history that it has struck all three of America’s unionized automakers at the same time Read More

Air pollution has long been known to harm the heart and lungs, but new research suggests it might also raise the risk of breast cancer Read More

Nearly 200 environmental activists around the world were killed last year. That's according to a new report from an international human rights group. Most of the advocates were killed in Latin America. Colombia topped the list with 60 people killed. NPR's Carrie Kahn...

Citizens of Cuncolim have turned to social media to remind Chief Minister Pramod Sawant of the commitments he recently made in the Goa Legislative Assembly to address the complaints of pollution from the Industrial Estate. Several residents demanded the government’s...

The research, led by Dr. Olga Gorlanova at the University Children’s Hospital in Basel, Switzerland, focused on pollutants like nitrogen dioxide and PM10, commonly associated with traffic emissions. It revealed that NO2 exposure during pregnancy was linked to...

A peer-reviewed study by Environmental Working Group scientists has found unsettling details about the potential health risks of common household cleaning products.  The study, published today in Chemosphere, analyzed 30 cleaning products, including multipurpose and...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An active investigation is underway into Tuesday afternoon’s partial collapse of a parking garage at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside. Seventy-five firefighters responded to the call at 12:14 p.m., Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department Chief...

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's 2019 executive order aimed for a 45% reduction in emissions by 2030, but a study by the Environmental Defense Fund predicts only a 1% reduction by 2025 and 13% by 2030, compared to 2005 levels. The main issue lies in the state's...