Parts Per Billion

The United Nations’ recent climate change conference in Poland didn’t yield much in the way of breakthroughs. That raise... Read more

On this episode of Parts Per Billion, Bloomberg Environment's Pat Rizzuto tells us about what happens when people discov... Read more

It seems you can't go a week anymore without someone announcing they're banning plastic straws in the name of reducing w... Read more

There's a new contamination problem that people are calling "the new asbestos." It's per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances... Read more

There are dozens upon dozens of lawsuits out there over the potentially toxic substances known as “Forever Chemicals.” O... Read more

Scientists have developed ways to suck greenhouse gasses out of the atmosphere. So climate change is solved then, right?... Read more

Two energy companies, Dominion and Duke, want to build a pipeline underneath the famed Appalachian Trail, but environmen... Read more

This week we speak to Michael Standaert, our correspondent in China, about how to cover the environment in a country whe... Read more

It's pretty clear that the federal government is now out of the business of leading the way on climate change. Can Ameri... Read more

This week on our environmental policy podcast Parts Per Billion we begin the first in a series on drinking water—specifi... Read more

On this episode of Parts Per Billion, we do a super-deep dive into a case that the Supreme Court will be hearing in its ... Read more

Bees are a symbol of industriousness, but they've also been the cause of no small amount of panic in recent years amid r... Read more

Think air pollution only happens in big cities on hot summer days? Think again. This week on Parts Per Billion, we speak... Read more

Some scientists out there are working on a plan to suck greenhouse gasses out of the air. Is this a potentially revoluti... Read more

The first in a two-part conversation with DC Water chief George Hawkins: Where will the money come from to allow water u... Read more

The EPA says it's going to revise the federal fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks, which environmentalists fea... Read more

Sometimes businesses leave toxic waste in their wake when they shut down a factory. What should be done with that contam... Read more

Congress passed a GMO disclosure law earlier this summer, but food companies are still a little confused about out how t... Read more

One of the most senior judges in the U.S. says a federal agency's pipeline approval process is a bureaucratic nightmare ... Read more

We go digging into the sustainability reports VW filed in the years leading up to its emissions test cheating scandal to... Read more