The US oil and gas giant is “privileged” to operate its export plant in a biodiversity haven off the WA coast. But the pollution of the site has become a concern.

Wild fig tree rings offer a cheap method for tracking toxic atmospheric mercury, a byproduct of gold mining in the Global South, according to a new study.

In 1962, when environmentalist and author Rachel Carson penned 'Silent Spring,' alerting the world to the dangers of the pesticide DDT, it was the reproductive threat to birds -- the bald eagle in ...

Mercury pollution in the Amazon is caused by gold mining. Discover how tree core samples identify the concentration and ...

For researchers, penguins are more than charismatic wildlife – they are living indicators of global pollution including that ...

In the remoteAmazon rainforest, trees are becoming unexpected sentinels against environmental destruction caused by illegal gold mining. New research shows that mercury pollution, a toxic byproduct of ...

Arsenic. Lead. Mercury. Oh my.

The arrows for Norwegian seabird populations are pointing downward. Researchers have now recorded mercury levels above the ...

Most small-scale gold mining operations separate gold from ore by adding liquid mercury and then burning the mixture, ...

EDF and other groups released a new analysis documenting the industrial facilities that the Trump EPA has invited to ask for ...

The White Lotus season three heavily features a poisonous fruit tree, known as the 'Pong Pong Tree', which has been a major plot point this season, with fans curious to know if it's real.