Several Houston waterways showed potentially unsafe E. coli levels, according to a new Environment Texas Research and Policy ...

Air pollution ranks among the world's deadliest threats, causing an estimated 8 million deaths in 2021, according to a recent analysis from a United Nations partnership. That same year, pollutants ...

WASHINGTON — Houston is likely to soon face restrictions on developing new factories and petrochemical plants under tough new air quality standards announced by the Biden administration Wednesday.

With its notoriously hot and humid climate and robust industrial environment, Houston is one of the most ozone-polluted cities in the United States. Now, a University of Houston research team is ...

With its notoriously hot and humid climate and robust industrial environment, Houston is one of the most ozone-polluted cities in the United States. Now, a University of Houston research team is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flare and black smoke are seen from a chemical plant from Texas Highway 225 Thursday, March 21, 2024 in Deer Park. (Yi-Chin ...

A new report shows that Harris County produces more pollution as a result of fossil fuel-powered lawn equipment than any other county in the nation. The study from Environment Texas Research and ...

When Leroy Wallace bought his retirement home in Fort Bend five years ago, he saw the perfect rural spot to help raise his grandkids – 1.3 acres of land with a small lake in the backyard. His view ...

Pictured are the concrete slopes of White Oak Bayou in Houston. A Houston company that manufactures skincare products and other cosmetics is accused of releasing 100 gallons of coconut lotion into a ...

Houston’s uphill efforts to reduce pollution to meet federal air quality standards have had to contend with some of the dirtiest burning engines in the world. They aren’t under the hoods of junkers ...

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