Three new books apply an economist’s lens — and language — to some of our most unruly phenomena, including war and nature ...

One possible reason for these differences is that distinct disciplines are trained to notice different things. Like photographers, we tend to focus on what our field puts in the frame. Economists ...

When she shared these observations with her doctor, he told her that air pollution was contributing to her symptoms. For over ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville City Council member is drawing attention to homelessness in the Arlington area after a recent walkthrough revealed tents, trash, and environmental threats.

Health and medicine is more than just biological—societal forces can get under your skin and cause illness. Medical sociologists like me study these forces by treating society itself as our laboratory ...

A Spare the Air Alert will be in place for New Year’s Day in the Bay Area, the third alert of the winter season. The upcoming alert was announced Tuesday by the Bay Area Air District ahead of an ...

As fires burn the landscape, they spew airborne gases and particles, though their impact on air pollution might be underestimated. A study in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology reports that, ...

A Times investigation revealed how contamination plagues hundreds of waterways and endangers people’s health. State leaders could adopt clear solutions. A manatee surfaces for air off Crystal River. A ...

A large Chinese research team has developed an air quality model called EPICC (Emission and atmospheric Processes Integrated and Coupled Community Model) that demonstrates improved accuracy in its ...

Chemicals foul wells used for drinking water and fuel harmful algae that can make people sick, a Times investigation shows. Chemicals foul wells used for drinking water and fuel harmful algae that can ...

Save for a temporary injection of funds from the Biden administration, Pennsylvania has allowed the state Department of Environmental Protection’s staffing to stagnate during the natural gas boom ...

The big thinkers at Aperture analyze the drawbacks and risks of the gig economy. Congress fights over Jack Smith’s sealed report New class of warship to be named after Trump Johnny Carson book exposes ...