- Count Down: The infertility crisison February 23, 2021 at 12:19 pm
Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from the book "Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male a...
- LISTEN: A conversation about infertility with Shanna Swanon February 23, 2021 at 12:18 pm
EHN senior editor Brian Bienkowski talks to Dr. Shanna H. Swan—one of the world's leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologis...
- How your environment influences infertilityon February 23, 2021 at 12:08 pm
Fertility issues are on the rise, and new literature points to ways that your environment may be part of the problem. We've rounded up some ...
- Is Galesburg water safe to drink? City water exceeded levels for PFAS in November, Decemberon February 23, 2021 at 3:06 am
City officials are working on a plan of action after two water samples collected at its water treatment plant last November and December showed P...
- Lawmakers urge action on safer medical productson February 22, 2021 at 12:20 pm
Six women in Congress are demanding federal regulators take steps to remove phthalates and other hormone-hijacking chemicals from medical produ...
- Op-ed: What are sperm telling us?on February 22, 2021 at 12:19 pm
Scientists are concerned by falling sperm counts and declining egg quality. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals may be the problem.
- PA American Water sues manufacturers of toxic PFAS 'forever chemicals'on February 22, 2021 at 12:11 pm
One of Pennsylvania's largest water utilities has sued 3M, DuPont and a host of other companies, alleging they knew — or should have k...
- Cocaine: Colombia weighs a new aerial war on drugson February 21, 2021 at 11:47 pm
With drug production soaring, Bogotá wants to revive its controversial crop spraying program.
- Topo Chico cuts PFAS levels by more than halfon February 21, 2021 at 8:49 pm
New tests by Consumer Reports found Topo Chico cut PFAS levels by more than half, but levels in the popular carbonate water brand were still abov...
- Annie’s pledges to purge a class of chemicals from its Mac and Cheeseon February 21, 2021 at 12:28 am
The move comes nearly four years after a study showed that phthalates, chemicals believed to cause health problems in children and reproductive i...
- 'A disaster within a disaster': Carbon monoxide poisoning cases are surging in Texason February 19, 2021 at 4:49 pm
Health officials told NPR that 450 carbon monoxide-related calls have been made statewide since Feb. 11, as residents scrambling for warmth turn ...
- Use of disinfectants has soared, sparking new examination of ingredientson February 19, 2021 at 12:24 pm
Disinfectant use has exploded during the coronavirus pandemic as people try to keep their hands and surfaces clean. But one family of cleaning ch...
- Air pollution significantly raises risk of infertility, study findson February 19, 2021 at 12:23 pm
Exclusive: With 30% of infertility unexplained, pollution could be an 'unignorable' risk factor, scientists say.
- Call to tax international flights to raise climate funds for poor countrieson February 18, 2021 at 9:00 pm
Taxes on international transport could provide new flows of finance to developing countries to help them reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cope...
- Nearly 12 million Texans face water disruptions. The state needs residents to stop dripping tapson February 18, 2021 at 12:28 pm
After enduring multiple days of freezing temperatures and Texans dripping faucets to prevent frozen pipes from bursting, cities across the state ...
- Fighting the plastics plague, one canoe-full at a timeon February 18, 2021 at 12:27 pm
John Naylor has plucked more than 15,000 pieces of single-use plastics from the Susquehanna River, as well as tons of other litter such as tires...
- Are some foods addictive?on February 18, 2021 at 10:46 am
Food researchers debate whether highly processed foods like potato chips and ice cream are addictive, triggering our brains to overeat.
- NH bill would give more time to sue over PFOA pollutionon February 18, 2021 at 1:49 am
Citizen groups and lawmakers lobbied Tuesday for legislation to give victims more time to sue for damages caused by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoro...
- 'No time to waste': California bill would ban fracking in state by 2027on February 17, 2021 at 9:04 pm
A new bill introduced in the California state senate on Wednesday would ban all fracking near schools and homes by 1 January 2022 and in the enti...
- Youth activism alone cannot save us: A case for intergenerational environmental coalitionson February 17, 2021 at 12:15 pm
"Young people are recognizing that the issues that we're inheriting are ours now. Like, the inheritance process just got significantly ...