FILE - The community of Geismar is seen in the shadow of a chemical and petroleum industrial corridor, that is a known source of ethylene oxide emissions, in Ascension Parish, La., Friday, June 7, ...

The agency is preparing to expand the role of citizens to detect methane leaks at oil and gas wells at the edges of communities. When EPA issues its supplemental draft rule on methane later this year, ...

When Debra Walker installed an air monitor in the front yard of her home in Sunnyside a few months ago, she initially got some weird looks from her neighbors. "People thought they were cameras — you ...

Traffic-related air pollution has been associated with the development and exacerbation of allergic and respiratory health problems (Diaz-Sanchez et al., 2003; Byrd and Joad, 2006; Sarnat and Holguin, ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago Police training tactics are coming under fire – with a community monitoring group saying the tactics are fundamentally flawed and continue to foster a culture of misconduct.

New results from an independent community air quality monitoring site in Commerce City show that air pollution levels there tend to be higher than other comparable metro area sites to the northwest of ...

The Cherokee Forest neighborhood in Pascagoula, Mississippi sits next to an industrial park housing a refinery, a shipbuilding yard, a superfund site, a gas processing plant, and more. Cherokee ...

Monitoring refers to the regular collection and analysis of data on specific indicators to assist timely decision making, ensure accountability and provide the basis for learning. It is a continuing ...