Chlorine Accidents Take a Big Human Toll
Over the past 10 years, there have been hundreds of accidents involving chlorine nationwide, injuring thousands
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Environmental Chemicals May Prove Obstacle for Infertile Couples
New research has turned up evidence of a link between endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the environment and an inability to get pregnant
U.S. Neighborhoods Struggle with Health Threats from Traffic Pollution
Government scientists are investigating the connection between air pollution and an array of health effects, including asthma, heart disease and autism
Many U.S. Drinking Water Wells Contaminated with Arsenic, Other Elements
Private drinking water wells are unmonitored and unregulated, but often contaminated with potentially dangerous elements
It's Glymes Time: EPA Takes on Obscure Chemicals in Consumer Products
Hardly anyone has heard of them, but millions of pounds of glymes are used every year to make household products
Air Pollution Triggers Heart Risk for Cyclists
In big cities, cyclists breathe an array of pollutants from exhaust-spewing cars and trucks
Scientists Warn Chemicals May Be Altering Breast Development
Although many experts have long debated the role of the environment in breast cancer, the possibility that chemicals are changing how and when breasts develop is a relatively new concern for scientists...
Nearly 200 Poor Communities Awarded $76 Million to Clean Up, Redevelop Industrial Sites
The EPA estimates that the US has more than 450,000 brownfield sites, abandoned industrial and commercial facilities
Chemical Flame Retardants Lace Baby Products, New Study Finds
Eight different flame-retarding chemicals, including one banned from baby pajamas in the 1970s, can be found in an array of baby products
Peruvian Gold Comes with Mercury Health Risks
Merchants, townspeople in Peru face similar risks to gold miners
Ski Wax Chemicals Can Build Up in Blood
The extra speed provided by ski wax comes at a cost--perfluorochemicals
Pesticides May Block Male Hormones
Many agricultural pesticides disrupt male hormones, according to new tests
Rat Poisons Endanger 10,000 Children Every Year in the U.S.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has known for decades that kids have too-easy access to a new generation of super-toxic rat poisons. Every year more than 10,000 kids are getting hold of them, and virtually all of the calls to U.S...
"Super-Toxic" Rat Poison Kills Owls
Owls are dying under gruesome circumstances, bleeding to death from stomach hemorrhages. The culprit: An extra-potent class of rodenticides that has flooded the market in recent decades, Part 1 of 2...
Cat Disease Threatens Endangered Monk Seals
On the beaches of the Hawaiian islands, monk seals are dying from a pathogen in cat feces that is carried to the ocean in polluted runoff and sewage
EPA Launches Sustainability Reform Effort
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and National Academy of Sciences will collaborate to ensure the agency's policies are driven by sustainability
Household Cleaners to be Reformulated to Clean Up California Smog
Kitchen cleaners, glass sprays and other household cleaning products will be reformulated to reduce smog-forming compounds
Major U.S. Cities Violate New EPA Lead Standards
Los Angeles, Cleveland, Muncie, and 13 other U.S. areas violate new lead standard, EPA says
Volatile Organic Compounds May Worsen Allergies and Asthma
Children who sleep in bedrooms containing fumes from water-based paints and solvents are two to four times more likely to suffer allergies or asthma, according to a new scientific study
