Currents

The collapse of a salt dome mine into a nine-acre sinkhole in Bayou Corne, Louisiana, has forced residents to evacuate.

The Current River has had a long history of neglect and exploitation. In the 19th and 20th centuries, deforestation and free grazing threatened its ecological health. Now, the biggest threats to the river are mismanagement and overuse.

While plastic refuse on land is a familiar eyesore as litter and a burden on landfills, in the marine environment it can be lethal to sea creatures by way of ingestion or entanglement. Now, a new study highlights how ocean plastic debris is also a threat to humans because plastics are vehicles for introducing toxic […]

Responding to customers, Whole Foods will require all foods in stores that contain GMOs to have a label by 2018.

Air, soil and water pollution are rampant in China–but the country’s environment ministry keeps the public in the dark.