- 'Bombshell' report: DOD failed to protect troops from PFASon July 28, 2021 at 10:07 am
The Department of Defense waited five years to warn military members about the dangers of PFAS and potential contamination, according to a new re...
- Scientists worry about environmental effects of space tourismon July 26, 2021 at 8:35 pm
Scientists worry that growing numbers of rocket flights and the rise of space tourism could harm Earth's atmosphere and contribute to climat...
- Inside the Flint water crisis cover-upon July 26, 2021 at 11:21 am
Phones belonging to top state health department officials were found with no text messages from January 2014 to October 2015.
- Bay Area regulators just helped frontline communities breathe easieron July 23, 2021 at 10:55 am
Two massive Bay Area refineries have been required to achieve a 70 percent reduction in particulate matter emissions.
- Why chemical pollution is turning into a third great planetary crisison July 23, 2021 at 10:54 am
Thousands of synthetic substances have leaked into ecosystems everywhere, and we are only just beginning to realise the devastating consequences
- Maine will make companies pay for recycling. Here's how it workson July 23, 2021 at 8:53 am
The law aims to take the cost burden of recycling away from taxpayers. One environmental advocate said the change could be “transformative....
- California unveils health goals for contaminated drinking wateron July 23, 2021 at 12:37 am
The goals are the state’s first big step toward regulating “forever chemicals,” which are ubiquitous water contaminants in Cali...
- Microplastics wash out of your clothing and into the ocean. Some simple fixes could helpon July 22, 2021 at 8:50 pm
At five millimetres or smaller, microplastics are a growing problem in the world’s waters. They harm the food chain, showing up in&nbs...
- EWG study recommends stringent health-based standards for radiation exposure from wireless deviceson July 22, 2021 at 7:54 pm
A peer-reviewed study by the Environmental Working Group recommends stringent health-based exposure standards for both children and adults for ra...
- Congress takes steps to regulate PFAS in wateron July 22, 2021 at 1:47 pm
The House of Representatives this week passed the PFAS Action Act. Consumer Reports explains what you need to know.
- Study finds link between residential proximity to oil and gas drilling and lower birth weights in infantson July 22, 2021 at 1:36 pm
A new study from Oregon State University found that infants born within 3 kilometers of oil and natural gas drilling facilities in Texas had slig...
- Breast cancer: Hundreds of chemicals identified as potential risk factorson July 22, 2021 at 10:37 am
Researchers have identified almost 300 chemicals in everything from hair dye to pesticides that can increase levels of breast cancer-contributing...
- 'Burden falls on exposed people' as EPA weighs PFAS ruleson July 22, 2021 at 10:32 am
Even though many toxicologists and health experts want EPA to regulate all PFAS together as a class, communities nationwide could be drinking con...
- David Bond: Are we being kept safe from ‘forever chemicals’ injected into fracking sites?on July 22, 2021 at 1:12 am
A bombshell exposé revealed that oil and gas firms are injecting PFAS chemicals into fracking sites, threatening groundwater.
- Health Canada extends deadline for comments on proposal to allow higher concentrations of herbicide glyphosate on certain foodson July 22, 2021 at 12:48 am
Canadians can now comment on the federal government's proposal to increase the amount of glyphosate herbicide residue allowed on certain gra...
- PFAS targeted in legislation passed by US House of Representativeson July 22, 2021 at 12:35 am
Sweeping legislation to control per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution in land, water, and air passed the US House of Representativ...
- Men cause more climate emissions than women, study findson July 21, 2021 at 9:34 pm
Men's spending on goods causes 16% more climate-heating emissions than women's, despite the sum of money being very similar, a study ha...
- Plant absorbs toxic RDX contaminationon July 21, 2021 at 8:16 am
Modified switchgrass can sop up weapons chemicals on military ranges.
- City children have better mental health and cognition if they live near woodlandson July 20, 2021 at 6:10 pm
City children who have daily exposure to woodland have better cognitive development and a lower risk of emotional and behavioral problems, accord...
- Measuring Houston’s environmental injustice from spaceon July 20, 2021 at 11:21 am
Juan Flores is a lifelong resident of Galena Park, an east Houston suburb, who has "smelled all kinds of chemicals" in the air from nea...