Stories by Brett Israel

The invasive rodent known as nutria that has proliferated in Louisiana may introduce itself to other parts of the country

Communities in rural Georgia may soon get a reprieve from the pollution associated with coal-fired power plants

Turkey hunting in the Lone Star State has dried up along with the state's water

With spring practices underway, football players are 11 times more likely to suffer heat illnesses than all other high school sports combined

Spending about 100 hours each month in the air, new research shows that flight attendants fly along with some of the highest levels ever measured for some flame retardants

Scientists are discovering that sea turtles are highly contaminated with industrial chemicals and pesticides

Farmers employ more and more fungicides of unknown safety, contaminating nearby waterways that suffer from inadequate oversight

The new rules would cut down on the use of flame retardants that have been linked to human health effects

Matthew Tejada will lead the fight against pollution landing more often on the nation's poorest neighborhoods

Couches and household textiles remain a major source of retardants, which can build up in our bodies and the environment. Some of the semi-volatile chemicals have been linked to cancer and altered hormones in children

Slowing ships can dramatically cut pollution, but few harbors have initiated such efforts

The poor and minority communities bear most of the health burden from coal-fired power plants

Pregnant rats exposed to an industrial pollutant passed on a variety of diseases to three generations of descendants

The tunafish often served in school lunches may contain too much mercury, according to environmentalists' testing

Results from a new study suggest that a pesticide banned from homes but still used on farms impairs boys' memories

Scaling back the intensity of football practice due to hot weather was once laughable, but many states are enacting such rules to prevent heat-related deaths

Exposure to PCBs in the soil in Anniston, Ala., has left residents fighting diabetes and other health effects

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stunned scientists by canceling the four-year program less than three weeks before the deadline for grant proposals

The gases produced when materials containing flame retardants burn may be making fires more lethal

A "Russian winter" climate pattern is keeping Europe frozen, with a strong Siberian anticyclone hovering over northern Russia and triggering intense cold and snow, according to NASA

Cyclists get dinged for finding phthalates in their blood but argue that the chemicals are ubiquitous in all people these days

Some scientists now urge a reassessment of "BVO" because they wonder whether it has some of the same risks as brominated flame retardants

The federally funded agency predicts where tropical cyclones will go and how strong they will be when they arrive. It never closes

In big cities, cyclists breathe an array of pollutants from exhaust-spewing cars and trucks