This week on SciShow News, toxic waste from an abandoned mine turned a river yellow, and new research shows that threatened fruit flies may have more diverse offspring.

Humans are great at creating, and solving, problems. Hank talks with Gina McCarthy about the biggest public health problem we face today: climate change. Gina McCarthy is the Director of C-CHANGE (Center for Climate, Health and the...

Hank interviews Administrator Gina McCarthy of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. They discuss getting people to care about climate change, the EPA's goals going into the United Nations Climate Change Conference, and the...

If you’ve heard anything about pesticides, it’s probably about how toxic they are. But they make growing food more cost-effective, so when some make it into your groceries, how bad can they be?

This week on SciShow News, toxic waste from an abandoned mine turned a river yellow, and new research shows that threatened fruit flies may have more diverse offspring.

Humans are great at creating, and solving, problems. Hank talks with Gina McCarthy about the biggest public health problem we face today: climate change. Gina McCarthy is the Director of C-CHANGE (Center for Climate, Health and the...

Hank interviews Administrator Gina McCarthy of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. They discuss getting people to care about climate change, the EPA's goals going into the United Nations Climate Change Conference, and the...

If you’ve heard anything about pesticides, it’s probably about how toxic they are. But they make growing food more cost-effective, so when some make it into your groceries, how bad can they be?

The video provides an overview of the role of the Environmental Protection Agency. The video explains the EPA's relationship with state governments, and how it works with them to regulate and protect the environment. It also discusses...

When Time magazine published details of a river fire in downtown Cleveland in 1969, the outcry was so loud and widespread, the U.S. government was forced into action.

The Trump Administration's EPA has shown a propensity to ease regulations on polluting industries, in hopes of increasing economic output. Pollution has a lot of very well studied impacts on health, and those health problems can decrease...

On April 22, 1970, the US went climate crazy – as 20 million Americans took part in the very first Earth Day.

The video provides an overview of the role of the Environmental Protection Agency. The video explains the EPA's relationship with state governments, and how it works with them to regulate and protect the environment. It also discusses...

Environmental advocates say cutting the EPA's research office could have dire effects, especially when it comes to climate policy. (Scripps News)

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned on Thursday, after facing a series of accusations of ethical violations. "The Senate confirmed Deputy at EPA, Andrew Wheeler, will on Monday assume duties as the acting Administrator of the EPA,"...

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned on Thursday, after facing a series of accusations of ethical violations. "The Senate confirmed Deputy at EPA, Andrew Wheeler, will on Monday assume duties as the acting Administrator of the EPA,"...

The flooding caused by Harvey has impacted sites in Texas where the Environmental Protection Agency has previously cleaned up hazardous chemicals, adding another potential danger to the thousands of returning Texans

In addition to cutting the Environmental Protection Agency by 31 per cent, Trump's proposed budget would have an effect on climate change that goes beyond the U.S.

The U.S. is accusing Fiat Chrysler of cheating on diesel engine emissions

Tom Rand and Ken Green debate Donald Trump's shake-up the Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. is moving forward with an ambitious plan aimed at shifting its auto industry toward making more electric vehicles — and Canadian companies could stand to benefit.

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposed banning a cancer-causing chemical that can be found in products like car break cleaners, laundry spot removers and some arts and crafts sprays.

The U.S. Supreme Court has stripped federal agencies of authority over millions of acres of wetlands, weakening a bedrock environmental law enacted a half-century ago to cleanse the country’s badly polluted waters.

The Biden administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are making an aggressive push to go green with a goal of having two-thirds of vehicles being electric by 2032, but questions remain if North America has the necessary