Stories by Marla Cone

Children and Pregnant Women Should Eat More Fish

Federal officials now recommend consumption of at least 8 ounces of low-mercury fish per week

Pollution within: Portraits of Environmental Health [Slide Show]

Photographs portray the wide variety of environmental health problems that have afflicted people and ecosystems from Ho Chi Minh City to Lake Erie

Pollution within: Portraits of Environmental Health [Slide Show]

Photographs portray the wide variety of environmental health problems that have afflicted people and ecosystems from Ho Chi Minh City to Lake Erie

2013 Saw Environmental Protests, Regulatory Conflicts of Interest and Lingering Mysteries

It was a year when people were fed up with pipelines from Canada, fracking, coal trains and other environmental messes

The Mystery of the Vanishing DDT in the Ocean Near Los Angeles

A deposit of 110 tons of the banned pesticide has rapidly shrunk on the ocean floor and cast doubt on the need to mount an expensive cleanup

Tainted Samples Caused Gender-Bending Ocean Fish

Hormonelike pollutants in the Pacific Ocean off Los Angeles were not responsible for the intersex fish

California Intends to Declare BPA a Reproductive Health Hazard

Under state law, items that contain a certain level of the chemical bisphenol A would need warning signs for consumers

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

Radioactive Iodine from Fukushima Found in California Kelp

Low Doses of Hormonelike Chemicals May Have Big Effects

Scientists seek "fundamental changes" in testing and regulation of chemicals that mimic human hormones

Hearts and Air Pollution: 5 Deadly Air Pollutants Measured on 5 Continents

Around the world, breathing a variety of air pollutants--in some cases for a single day--increases the chance that people will suffer heart attacks, according to a new analysis

Is Cadmium as Dangerous for Children as Lead?

Signs are emerging that children are suffering from exposure to cadmium, a widespread heavy metal

Children May Be Exposed to Higher Chemical Concentrations Than Their Mothers

Children under five living near a chemical plant in West Virginia were found to have higher concentrations of an industrial chemical than their mothers

Family Gold Mining Poisons Children in Nigeria

A new study documents how heavy metal poisoning killed Nigerian children whose families were involved in processing gold ore

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

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

Pesticides May Block Male Hormones

Many agricultural pesticides disrupt male hormones, according to new tests