The Trump administration is taking steps to further deregulate dangerous “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, increasingly ...

Judith Enck, appointed Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) during the Obama Administration, will be presenting her new book, "The Problem With Plastic," at an informational ...

Fifteen days after Tropical Storm Helene sent debris, runoff and a cocktail of toxins — including raw sewage and ...

Donald Trump gave remarks from the Oval Office several weeks ago in September. Trump bragged about taking out regulations more than any other president in U.S. history, applauding himself for making ...

PFAS contamination, in these cases leftover from firefighting foam used by the military, can be a big public health issue.

Kenneth Baird spent more than $4,000 from his own bank account on lab work and cleanup gear after authorities repeatedly ...

Researchers have discovered a low-energy way to recycle Teflon® by using mechanical motion and sodium metal. The process turns the notoriously durable plastic into sodium fluoride that can be reused ...

New research has revealed that marine mammals who live far below the ocean's surface are not immune from the burden of toxic ...

This contributes to cumulative body burden over time,” she adds, noting that the textile workers making gorpcore garments ...

According to her study, the community—largely dependent on untreated groundwater—shows the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a class of toxic chemicals associated with cancer, ...

EPA reviewers did identify possible ecological effects. Spray applications might harm pollinators, and aquatic invertebrates ...