Topic - Public Health, page 5

Johannesburg has an estimated 6 to 10 million trees, mostly non-native species brought in from around the world.

Beetle Mania: The Nasty Insect That Is Killing the Trees of Johannesburg

By Adam Welz

A forest fire blazes alongside a river in Washington state in 2014.

How Wildfires Are Polluting Rivers and Threatening Water Supplies

By Ed Struzik

Iowa State Senator David Johnson has led the fight to reduce agricultural pollution of the state's waters.

In the Heart of the Corn Belt, an Uphill Battle for Clean Water

By Mark Schapiro

A “ragpicker” on Mumbai’s shoreline, which is littered with plastic waste.

In India’s Largest City, A Ban on Plastics Faces Big Obstacles

By Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar

E360 VIDEO CONTEST WINNER

In Sicily, A Plague of Cancer Overwhelms an Oil Refinery Town

The 3,122-megawatt Civaux Nuclear Power Plant in France, which opened in 1997.

Opinion

Why Nuclear Power Must Be Part of the Energy Solution

By Richard Rhodes

How a ‘Toxic Cocktail’ Is Posing a Troubling Health Risk in China’s Cities

By Fred Pearce

German cities like Hamburg will soon have to ban older diesel vehicles from busy downtown areas.

Transportation

End of the Road: Are Diesel Cars on the Way Out in Europe?

By Paul Hockenos

Interview

How Air Pollution Has Put a Brake on Global Warming

By Richard Schiffman

New York City has painted about 7 million square feet of tar rooftops white to lower temperatures.

Urban Heat: Can White Roofs Help Cool World’s Warming Cities?

By Fred Pearce

Climate Connection: Unraveling the Surprising Ecology of Dust

By Jim Robbins

Interview

A Troubling Look at the Human Toll of Mountaintop Removal Mining

By Richard Schiffman

President Xi Jinping announced an aggressive environmental agenda at the Communist Party Congress last month.

As It Looks to Go Green, China Keeps a Tight Lid on Dissent

By Michael Standaert

A mining operation in Surigao del Norte, a province in the Philippines.

Interview

How an Activist Minister in Philippines Took On the Mining Barons

By Fred Pearce

The Antarctic ozone hole in October 2016.

Analysis

Thirty Years After Montreal Pact, Solving the Ozone Problem Remains Elusive

By Fred Pearce

E360 Video Contest Winners

On Our Lands: Indigenous Bolivians Take Control Of Their Forests

Activists protest waste-to-energy incinerators in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.

As China Pushes Waste-to-Energy Incinerators, Protests Are Mounting

By Michael Standaert

Union Chief Strikes Back at the ‘Insanity’ of Trump’s Budget Cuts at the EPA

By Diane Toomey

Haze in the northern Indian city of Allahabad in December 2016.

Hazardous Haze

Unraveling the Myriad Causes Of North India’s Pollution Pall

By Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar

Hard-Pressed Rust Belt Cities Go Green to Aid Urban Revival

Gary, Indiana is joining Detroit and other fading U.S. industrial centers in an effort to turn abandoned neighborhoods and factory sites into gardens, parks, and forests. In addition to the environmental benefits, these greening initiatives may help catalyze an economic recovery.

By Winifred Bird

With New Tools, A Focus On Urban Methane Leaks

Until recently, little was known about the extent of methane leaking from urban gas distribution pipes and its impact on global warming. But recent advances in detecting this potent greenhouse gas are pushing U.S. states to begin addressing this long-neglected problem.

By Judith Lewis Mernit