Pollution
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Study Locates Origins of Glacier Soot Pollution in Northern India
By sampling snow from glaciers and tracking pollutants back to their source, the study reveals pathways to reduce harmful pollution in the Indian Western Himalayas.
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Why Climate Change is an Environmental Justice Issue
Climate change is a threat to everyone, but some groups—socially and economically disadvantaged ones—face the greatest risks.
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What the First Earth Day Achieved
And what we can learn from its success.
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Increasingly Mobile Sea Ice Means Arctic Neighbors May Pollute Each Others’ Waters
The movement of sea ice between Arctic countries is expected to significantly increase this century, raising the risk of more widely transporting pollutants like microplastics and oil, according to new research.
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You Asked About River Salinity and Water Pollution
A Columbia Water Center staffer answers questions about salinization and water pollution.
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In India, Dirty Air Kills as Easily in the Country as in the City
A forthcoming study of northern India suggests that people living in rural areas are as likely to die prematurely from the effects of poor air quality as those living in cities.
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Global Environment Report Card Sees Dirty Air, Failing Fisheries
Many countries are making progress on improving water sanitation and protecting marine ecosystems. But air pollution continues as a leading health problem in many nations, and fisheries are deteriorating almost everywhere.
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Columbia Environmental Law Clinic Challenges EPA’s Scott Pruitt on Behalf of Scientists
The lawsuit filed today asserts that Scott Pruitt’s ban on EPA-funded scientists on EPA advisory boards is illegal, undermines the integrity of science, and threatens public health.
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The Human and Financial Cost of Pollution
We need to ensure that our air, water and soil is free of poisons and to do that we need to take pollution control more seriously than we do today. Many industries have found that environmental regulation is compatible with long term production and profits.
