
Bald Eagles Prove Full of Flame Retardants
Michigan's bald eagles may be getting flame retardants from old couches and other discards
Michigan's bald eagles may be getting flame retardants from old couches and other discards
Alabama residents can now see more clearly
Chemicals that mimic estrogen hamper development of the stem cells responsible for making sperm in mice
Chlorpyrifos may also contaminate drinking water, a new EPA report finds
A national study links cadmium to cells aging too soon
Statins, prescribed to lower cholesterol and reduce risks of heart attacks and strokes, seem to diminish inflammation that occurs after people breathe airborne particles
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
There is growing evidence that long-term pesticide use is linked to to alterations in farmers' mental health
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
A persistent chemical formerly used in Scotchgard still contaminates most fish in U.S. rivers and the Great Lakes
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...
A chemical plant-turned-Superfund site may be to blame
Federal officials now recommend consumption of at least 8 ounces of low-mercury fish per week
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...
Young frogs exposed to flame retardants have weakened immune systems, which could leave them more susceptible to diseases that are ravaging amphibians worldwide
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...
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
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
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
The next wave of wrist wear might act as a fashionable archive of your exposure to everything from caffeine to pesticides
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