
Dredging Could Unleash PCBs in Indiana Community
Dredging of a highly contaminated canal has begun to make it deeper for ships, but some experts worry the effort could stir up chemical trouble

Dredging Could Unleash PCBs in Indiana Community
Dredging of a highly contaminated canal has begun to make it deeper for ships, but some experts worry the effort could stir up chemical trouble

Flame Retardants on the Rise in Furniture
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 Cargo Ships More Than Halves Pollution near Ports
Slowing ships can dramatically cut pollution, but few harbors have initiated such efforts

Great Lakes Legacy: Old Contaminants Decline, Newer Ones Rise
In all of the Great Lakes, old contaminants like DDT are declining but are being replaced by new ones, such as flame retardants

People in Poor Neighborhoods Breathe More Hazardous Particles
Tiny particles of air pollution contain more hazardous ingredients in nonwhite and low-income communities than in affluent white ones, a new study shows

Contaminated Culture: Native People Struggle with Tainted Resources
For decades, indigenous people in the U.S. and Canada have been burdened with health problems linked to environmental pollutants. But that isn’t their only sacrifice: Pollution is crippling some tribal cultures

U.S. Government Has Little Authority to Stop Unsafe Cosmetics
Beauty products are largely unregulated, according to this special report

Lowered Thyroid Hormones Found in Baby Boys Exposed to Bisphenol A
A new study is the first to link the ubiquitous chemical--found in hard plastics, canned foods and paper receipts--with altered thyroid hormones in babies

Rats Harmed by Great-Grandmothers' Exposure to Dioxin
Pregnant rats exposed to an industrial pollutant passed on a variety of diseases to three generations of descendants

Pets Share Owners' Diseases
Dogs and cats now suffer from obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer and more, just like humans, and researchers are now investigating common risk factors for pets and owners

Kids Exposed to Mercury or Lead More Likely to Experience Attention Deficit
Inuit children exposed to higher levels of these metals are at least three times as likely to be identified as suffering from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Canned Tuna May Contain Excessive Mercury
The tunafish often served in school lunches may contain too much mercury, according to environmentalists' testing

Chemical BPA Linked to Obesity in Children
White children exposed to high levels of bisphenol A are five times more likely to be obese than peers with low levels of the chemical, according to new research

Contaminated Fish Warnings Fail to Reach People Most at Risk
Health advisories that warn against eating fish tainted with pollution fail to reach people of color

Common Insecticide May Harm Boys' Brains More Than Girls'
Results from a new study suggest that a pesticide banned from homes but still used on farms impairs boys' memories

Great Lakes Trout Serve as Barometer for Global Pollutants
Whenever chemicals have been found in lake trout, they have also been found in people throughout North America as far as the Arctic

Women's Risk of Reproductive Disease Linked to Environmental Estrogens
Chemicals that mimic the human hormone may increase the risk of uterine and ovarian diseases

Chemicals Used in Plastics Linked to Diabetes in Women
Phthalates as much as doubled the rate of diabetes in women with the highest exposures

"Improved" Cookstoves May Do Little to Reduce Harmful Indoor Emissions
Black-carbon emissions from newer stoves, designed to be safer, were higher than those from traditional fire hearths, a new study finds

Dead Zone Pollutant Grows Despite Decades of Work
One theory is that more fertilizer is washing into the watershed because corn acreage has skyrocketed. But some old nitrate could be bubbling up from contaminated groundwater

Pollution, Poverty and People of Color: Asthma and the Inner City
Seven million children now suffer from asthma--and they are disproportionately poor

Pollution, Poverty and People of Color: Falling into the Climate Gap
Poor communities, such as East Boston, are on the front lines of the environmental disruptions expected as a result of global warming

Pollution, Poverty and People of Color: Dirty Soil and Diabetes
Exposure to PCBs in the soil in Anniston, Ala., has left residents fighting diabetes and other health effects

Pollution, Poverty and People of Color: A Michigan Tribe Battles a Global Corporation
As the bulldozers of a major mining company raze the land and tunnels creep deeper, the Lake Superior Band of Chippewa fight to protect local waters