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on August 6, 2020 at 12:57 pm

In the last 10 years, scientists have linked quats to reproductive and developmental problems in animals, and found they can disrupt key cellular...

on August 6, 2020 at 12:40 pm

The Food and Drug Administration's guidance comes eight years after Consumer Reports first went public with the problem of the potentially d...

on August 6, 2020 at 12:33 pm

Chemical manufacturers are planning to gradually ramp down sales of certain short-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) used as grease...

on August 6, 2020 at 12:27 pm

Food chains like McDonald’s and Cava are likely using chemicals in their food packaging that’s been linked to health issues, accordin...

on August 6, 2020 at 12:20 pm

Extreme wildfires fueled by climate change have been spewing more harmful smoke into California's air in recent years. But not everyone is a...

on August 6, 2020 at 11:25 am

Call it Wine Country or call it Glyphosate Country. Napa County has had the highest cancer rates for children in California with Sonoma a close s...

on August 6, 2020 at 11:24 am

A powerful explosion that ripped through Beirut on Tuesday and killed more than 130 people may be the latest example of the danger posed by a com...

on August 6, 2020 at 11:17 am

Clean air advocates fall short in their bid to protect communities of color from fossil fuel extraction in urban areas.

on August 6, 2020 at 2:46 am

Germany is planning to ban floodlights from dusk for much of the year as part of its bid to fight a dramatic decline in insect populations.

on August 5, 2020 at 8:42 pm

Senate committee to vote today on a bill mandating a minimum distance between oil and gas wells and sensitive sites like schools and hospitals.

on August 5, 2020 at 11:20 am

The bill would target chemicals such as paraquat and chlorpyrifos, which research has shown can cause neurological damage in children.

on August 5, 2020 at 11:10 am

The widely used toxic solvent can cause cancers and immune disorders and deform fetal hearts. At the federal level, the White House has interfere...

on August 4, 2020 at 11:21 am

"These standards make Michigan a national leader on protections against PFAS," said the director of the Michigan League of Conservation...

on August 3, 2020 at 8:48 pm

The mostly low-income, Latino residents of Arvin have joined with other communities to demand setbacks for wells. Their slogan: “No drillin...

on August 3, 2020 at 11:10 am

The program was designed to eliminate one of the biggest sources of waste: One-third of the city’s trash comes from materials such as food ...

on August 1, 2020 at 5:50 pm

The EPA has proposed registering tiafenacil as an alternative to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Bayer AG’s Roundup, as some weeds hav...

on July 31, 2020 at 2:47 pm

Beaches in San Diego County and other parts of California are suffering the effects of the pandemic, as visitors have left behind a steady stream...

on July 31, 2020 at 11:22 am

The good news: you can easily opt for a greener bank so your money works for good.

on July 30, 2020 at 10:44 pm

Wealthy white Americans are still getting to breathe cleaner air than lower-income communities of color, despite significant nationwide reduction...

on July 30, 2020 at 9:44 pm

Excessive drinking, exposure to air pollution and head injuries all increase dementia risk, experts say in a report revealing that up to 40% of d...