Sustainability
Bald Eagles Prove Full of Flame Retardants
Michigan's bald eagles may be getting flame retardants from old couches and other discards
Stories by Brian Bienkowski
Sustainability
Air Pollution Plunges in Alabama
Alabama residents can now see more clearly
Sustainability
BPA Exposure May Change Stem Cells, Lower Sperm Production
Chemicals that mimic estrogen hamper development of the stem cells responsible for making sperm in mice
Sustainability
Common Pesticide May Pose Risk to Workers Who Apply It
Chlorpyrifos may also contaminate drinking water, a new EPA report finds
Health
Heavy Metal May Age Cells Prematurely
A national study links cadmium to cells aging too soon
Sustainability
Statins May Protect People from Air Pollution
Statins, prescribed to lower cholesterol and reduce risks of heart attacks and strokes, seem to diminish inflammation that occurs after people breathe airborne particles
Sustainability
Suspected Hormone-Changing Chemical Found in Air Near Factories
As concerns mount over people’s exposure to the plasticizer bisphenol A in everyday products, it’s also contaminating the air near facilities that make it
Mind
High Rates of Suicide, Depression Linked to Farmers' Use of Pesticides
There is growing evidence that long-term pesticide use is linked to to alterations in farmers' mental health
Sustainability
Lower IQ in Children Linked to Chemical in Water
Babies born to mothers with high levels of perchlorate during their first trimester are more likely to have lower IQs later in life, according to a new study
The Sciences
Fish Still Contaminated with Phased-Out Chemical
A persistent chemical formerly used in Scotchgard still contaminates most fish in U.S. rivers and the Great Lakes
Health
Government Officials May Have Mishandled DDT Superfund Site
Health experts are questioning the Environmental Protection Agency and Michigan state officials for their decades-long delays in cleanup of a Superfund site that is killing songbirds in yards, possibly leaving people at risk, too...
Sustainability
DDT Still Killing Birds in Michigan
A chemical plant-turned-Superfund site may be to blame
Health
Children and Pregnant Women Should Eat More Fish
Federal officials now recommend consumption of at least 8 ounces of low-mercury fish per week
Sustainability
Extreme Weather Stirs Up Forgotten Lead from Old Smelters
When a mile-wide tornado roared through Joplin, Mo., it killed 158 people and injured thousands, and it also kicked up toxic remnants from the city’s industrial past that are still haunting its residents on the third anniversary of the disaster...
The Sciences
Flame Retardant Chemicals Weaken Frogs' Immune Systems
Young frogs exposed to flame retardants have weakened immune systems, which could leave them more susceptible to diseases that are ravaging amphibians worldwide
Sustainability
Drugs, Chemicals Seep Deep into Soil from Sewage Sludge
The widespread use of biosolids could contaminate groundwater near farms with a variety of chemicals, including anti-depressants such as Prozac and hormone-disrupting compounds in antibacterial soaps...
Clean Air Policy
Soot and Smog Put China's Babies at Risk
China’s smoke-belching coal plants and heavy traffic may be signs of a bustling economy but health experts fear the country’s dirty air is hurting its infants
Sustainability
Baseball Bats Made from Ash May Fall Victim of Climate Change
Thriving in warmer winters, a beetle threatens a key source of Major League's cherished wood bats: The white ash forests of Pennsylvania and New York
Clean Air Policy
Dirty for Decades, Diesel Tractors, Bulldozers Clean Up
Dark clouds of soot and gases spewed by tractors, bulldozers and backhoes are becoming a thing of the past under new federal standards that have forced cleaner diesel engines this year
Chemistry
Bracelets Can Detect Chemical Exposures
The next wave of wrist wear might act as a fashionable archive of your exposure to everything from caffeine to pesticides
