- Did you know that your hand lotions, cosmetics and detergents could be creating as much air pollution as your car?on January 20, 2020 at 7:42 pm
You may not have heard of Volatile Organic Compounds but it's likely that your lungs are infinitely familiar with them.
- A top doctor and anti-pollution expert reveals: The secret to ageing well in our toxic timeson January 19, 2020 at 11:45 pm
Dr Jenny Goodman shares tips to get well and stay well at a time when we're constantly exposed to toxic chemicals. Since the Industrial revo...
- LISTEN: EHN's Pittsburgh reporter discusses air pollution from U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Workson January 17, 2020 at 2:26 pm
PITTSBURGH—EHN's Pittsburgh reporter Kristina Marusic joined Allegheny Front's Kara Holsopple to talk about U.S. Steel's Cla...
- Consistent messages needed for children’s risks: EPA adviserson January 16, 2020 at 3:11 pm
All EPA offices and its regions need to deliver clear, consistent messages about the sometimes unique vulnerabilities children face if they&rsquo...
- Sick bald eagles are flooding into Maine rehabilitation center, raising concerns about lead poisoningon January 16, 2020 at 12:22 pm
In the first two weeks of January, five sick eagles were rescued from locations throughout the state.
- Michigan’s draft PFAS regulations not strong enough, state told at hearingon January 16, 2020 at 12:20 pm
More than 150 people attended a public hearing on the state’s draft PFAS rules at Washtenaw Community College.
- One thing we can do: Fix recyclingon January 16, 2020 at 10:51 am
Recycling in the United States is broken.
- Scientists fight back against toxic ‘forever’ chemicalson January 16, 2020 at 1:10 am
The ubiquitous compounds known as PFAS are nearly indestructible. But scientists are learning to split their ultra-strong carbon-fluorine bonds.
- We mapped out the toxic wastewater discharges along the Ohio River. Here’s what we learned.on January 15, 2020 at 12:25 pm
All Tim Guilfoile wants to do is fish. Before his retirement, he had two careers: one in business and one in water quality activism. Now, he ...
- Whose job is it to reduce toxic mercury in the Ohio River?on January 15, 2020 at 12:24 pm
Mercury, which damages young brains, is flowing through industrial wastewater into the Ohio River. But the multi-state agency tasked with keeping...
- These emails show a Trump official helping her former chemical industry colleagueson January 15, 2020 at 12:23 pm
A lobbyist turned senior Agriculture Department official repeatedly shared information with her former industry on policy and enforcement. &ldquo...
- ThredUp's new tool calculates the carbon footprint of your closeton January 15, 2020 at 11:34 am
Changing how you buy and care for clothes makes a bigger environmental impact than you think.
- Taco Bell to make its packaging recyclable, compostable, or reusableon January 15, 2020 at 11:24 am
Your Cravings Box won’t clog up a landfill anymore.
- Dennis Mass. Selectmen approve herbicide ban, exempt golf courseson January 15, 2020 at 4:33 am
Selectmen in Dennis voted last week to adopt a ban of glyphosate on town-owned property. Golf courses have until July of 2021 to make the transit...
- Michigan sues 17 chemical companies for PFAS contaminationon January 15, 2020 at 4:12 am
"Companies … must be held accountable. Polluters must pay."
- Child IQ in the US lowered by exposure to flame retardants and pesticides, study warnson January 15, 2020 at 3:01 am
Exposures to toxic chemicals "represent a formidable risk to Americans' physical, mental, and economic health," said Abigail Gaylo...
- US food chain Taco Bell to phase out PFAS, phthalates and BPAon January 15, 2020 at 2:42 am
Company aims to achieve food packaging commitment by 2025.
- Foam with ‘forever chemicals’ found in two Twin Cities streamson January 14, 2020 at 10:55 pm
State officials said that there's no immediate health threat to the public. But they are cautioning people to keep away from the foam and ta...
- Plastic to-go containers are bad, but are the alternatives any better?on January 14, 2020 at 5:56 pm
Single-use plastic bans are showing up across the nation. But compostable plates and utensils may not solve the plastic crisis.
- Colgate launches vegan-certified toothpaste in recyclable tubeon January 14, 2020 at 5:32 pm
Colgate has launched a new toothpaste which is being billed as the first of a kind because it comes in a recyclable tube.
