Firm hired to check air quality after L.A. warehouse fire has controversial history
Arkansas-based Onterris reported "good" air quality after a giant warehouse fire in Los Angeles. Some experts and activists say the testing is inadequate.
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Arkansas-based Onterris reported "good" air quality after a giant warehouse fire in Los Angeles. Some experts and activists say the testing is inadequate.
A "purple" air quality alert was issued for Washington, D.C., and surrounding areas, on Sunday, meaning pollution reached levels considered "very unhealthy."
The Trump administration is facing a new lawsuit over its decision to deregulate emissions and repeal a landmark scientific finding on climate pollution.
"Our message is: Wildfire smoke is very dangerous. It is an increasing threat to human health," said a study author.
A new report from the National Retail Federation shows that Gen Z shoppers make the most returns out of any generation, despite the environmental harm it can cause. Taylor Hoit, head of product and technology at the online marketplace Rebel, joins CBS News to discuss.
Researchers with Boston University have found that 46.6 million people in the U.S. live within a mile of fossil fuel infrastructure. So what does that mean for their health? Jonathan Buonocore, assistant professor at Boston University School of Public Health, joins CBS News to discuss the findings of a new study he co-authored.
India's capital Delhi is blanketed in toxic smog every autumn, but the pollution is already so bad that it's drawn protests as authorities tell students to stay home.
U.N. climate negotiations get underway in Brazil, with leaders urging urgency and cooperation to curb global warming. The Trump administration is not participating.
The Biden administration announced new tailpipe emission standards for new passenger cars that aim to cut over 7 billion tons of carbon emissions, as well as other harmful air pollutants. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff has more on the tactic to reduce carbon emissions and other harmful air pollutants.
Global talks aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis failed once again after 11 days of work at the United Nations office in Geneva. Bjorn Beeler, the executive director and international coordinator for the International Pollutants Elimination Network, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
The Boar's Head deli meat plant at the heart of a deadly food-poisoning outbreak is set to reopen in the coming months, but recent reports point to ongoing sanitation problems.
A new report published in the medical journal The Lancet finds that plastic pollution is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year in health-related bills. Dr. Philip Landrigan, one of the authors of the report, joins CBS News to explain the findings.
U.S. regulations and fees on plastic bags seem to be making a difference when it comes to significantly reducing shoreline litter, according to a new study published Thursday in the journal "Science." Anna Papp, the study's lead author, joins CBS News to break down the findings.
Researchers conducted the first systematic review of policies around the U.S. to limit plastic bag use.
The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to roll back rules limiting carbon and air pollution from fossil fuel power plants. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter has more.
The Trump administration is planning to roll back federal limits on carbon and air pollution from fossil fuel power plants. CBS News Climate Unit senior coordinating producer Tracy Wholf has more.
Spanish authorities have closed a number of beaches in the Valencia region after a mysterious white material washed ashore.
In April, the Trump administration gave 68 plants a two-year exemption from complying with federal regulations intended to lower mercury emissions, a powerful toxin that can affect the brain.
Doctors, environmental groups and residents are trying to determine if there is a causal connection between pollutants from the steel industry and rates of cancer in Gary.
The heart of the Republican budget legislation targets key climate and energy provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act.
A new report from the Climate Integrity Center is highlighting what it calls deceptive messaging from Big Oil and plastic companies about "advanced recycling," which involves using heat or chemicals to break down plastics into smaller parts. Davis Allen, the report's author, joins CBS News to discuss the issues with the method and why industries continue to promote it as a long-term solution to the plastic waste crisis.
The Environmental Protection Agency says it plans to weaken restrictions on so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking water. Erik Olson, senior strategic director for health at the Natural Resources Defense Council, joins CBS News to discuss the dangers of PFAS.
The party-line vote marked the first time in the 55-year history of the Clean Air Act that Congress has moved to weaken the power of the landmark environmental law.
We visit a nonprofit in Boston on a mission to solve youth homelessness. Then we set sail for the water off California where scientists are helping marine life from a toxic dumpsite. Watch these stories and more on "Eye on America" with host Michelle Miller.
A new report finds that nearly half of the U.S. population lives in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution and the rate is only going up. Laura Kate Bender, the assistant vice president of Nationwide Healthy Air at the American Lung Association, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.