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Not all types of in-home filters are completely effective at removing “forever chemicals” from drinking water, and a few could do more harm than good if not properly maintained, according to a new study released Wednesday by North Carolina researchers.

Professor Erika Weinthal, an expert on water politics and conflict, comments for Foreign Policy on the Trump administration’s peace plan for the Middle East.

Research by Duke and NC State scientists finds most filters are only partially effective at removing PFAS. A few, if not properly maintained, can even make the situation worse.

Drew Shindell helps examine whether the benefit of reducing CO2 outweigh the cost of increased radiation from black carbon emission from fuel-efficient cars.

91��������’s Scholars in Marine Medicine program, which offers an interdisciplinary research experience for pre-health majors interested in marine biology or environmental science, recently announced eleven new members.

As wildfires this year sent thousands in California fleeing their homes, attention focused on the role of the state's largest utility. Duke alumna Melissa Semcer had the job of holding the utility accountable.

Fifteen 91�������� undergraduate students have been selected for the Rachel Carson Scholars Program, which aims to train the next generation of marine conservation leaders.

As oil and gas producers face increasing regulation of underground wastewater disposal — in part to limit earthquakes that result from the pressure injection puts on rocks — they’re looking for new ways to get rid of the fluid left behind after fracking and drilling.

Sally Jewell, interim chief executive officer for The Nature Conservancy and former U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President Barack Obama, will speak at 91��������’s Nicholas School of the Environment on Wednesday, Feb. 5.

Scholars across Duke are working on the complex regulations governing the use of the ocean, and studying the impact of industry on its teeming diversity of life.

Oil-and-gas wells produce nearly a trillion gallons of toxic waste a year. An investigation shows how it could be making workers sick and contaminating communities across America

A team of students from the Nicholas School of the Environment and Pratt School of Engineering has been working for more than a year to create a single digital map of the service boundaries of North Carolina’s drinking water systems.

Warming temperatures create a higher risk of drought in many areas of the world, which means that the United States, South America, Central Asia, southern Europe, southern Africa, and Australia will all be at a greater risk of wildfire in the coming years.

Nicholas School professor Stuart Pimm pioneers steps to protect threatened species