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Scientists collected freshwater shrimp at 15 locations in Suffolk. Shrimp from all of the sites were found to have detectable amounts of cocaine, and many had other drugs or pesticides.

Researchers have long known behavior, environment and genetics play a role in cancer. A study in Science finds luck is also a major factor. Nearly two-thirds of cancer mutations arise randomly.

Researchers at Syracuse University will soon be looking into whether contaminants from pharmaceuticals and personal care products are in Onondaga Lake and…

A group of young people is suing the state of Montana for failing to address climate change. The state's constitution guarantees "a clean and healthful environment."

Before ending his life, David S. Buckel, who was also an environmental advocate, wrote a letter urging people to stop polluting the environment.

Advocates of the New York Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act of 2019 used the occasion of Earth Day to push for passage of the funding needed…

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Environment Protection Agency does not have the authority to mandate carbon emissions reductions from existing power plants.

A bill proposed in New York shifts the responsibility of reducing plastic and paper waste on to the companies that package their materials. The goal is to reduce the tons of garbage that ends up at landfills.

The United States will engage in new international negotiations to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, according to a plan President Bush announced Thursday. The president heads to Germany next week to discuss climate change with other world leaders.

President-elect Barack Obama named Dr. Steven Chu as energy secretary and filled other key environmental posts Monday. Environmental activists say Obama's picks show a greater commitment to improving the environment than his predecessor, President Bush.