New research has revealed for the first time the full extent of how "Artificial Light At Night" (ALAN) is increasing carbon released by plants and animals across continents—without any increase in the ...

Valerie Blaine of DarkSky International will discuss the importance of darkness for plants, wildlife and humans at a free event hosted by the Wild Ones Rock River Valley Chapter, according to a ...

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Not long ago, one could gaze at the night sky and see the Milky Way. Light pollution, or artificial light at night, now significantly impedes our view of the Milky Way; air pollution contributes, too.

The EPA’s long-awaited rules for greenhouse gas emissions from power plants are here, but they still don’t address a major source of pollution. The EPA’s long-awaited rules for greenhouse gas ...

On a crisp night last fall in the Arizona desert, I stood amid sand and scrub at the intersection of Valencia and Kolb on the outskirts of Tucson and beheld a gleaming gas station. To say that this ...

U.S. power plant pollution rose last year, according to a green group’s analysis of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data. Emissions of sulfur dioxide increased by 18 percent in 2025, according ...