international study led by Boston College researchers shows Ocean pollution is widespread and getting worse, and when toxins in the oceans make landfall they imperil the health and well-being of more ...

Scientists are worried about chemicals from burned materials (heavy metals, plastics, fire retardants) polluting the ocean.

Urban fires pose particular threats to marine ecosystems. Debris and toxins released from the fires can damage kelp forests and lead to destructive algal blooms that snuff out ocean life. Now that Los ...

Federal and state officials say the temporary sites for processing hazardous waste pose no threat, but residents are worried ...

But these wildfire toxins, which include benzene ... Four narrow, twisting road miles up to nearly 1,000 feet above the ocean, smoke rose over the small mountain community of Topanga this week.

A prolonged red tide in 2018 lasted over 10 months. During this period red tide was extreme, killing thousands of fish in ...

While the rain is a welcome sight, the runoff that will carry toxic ash into the ocean poses a new threat, particularly in ...

Urban ash from the California wildfires that has settled across the state has now been found more than 100 miles offshore.