For nearly 100 years, the former Exide plant melted lead-acid car batteries that polluted properties in the mostly Latino ...
The commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission says they’ve made progress at the long-neglected South ...
Reversing the rule could have disastrous implications for public health. Experts and advocates are pushing back.
In this episode of Weekly podcast, we speak to three experts who study different ways that people are affecting how plants and animals evolve – and how humanity has become the single biggest driver of ...
Researchers find that tiny plastic particles increase the absorption of environmental arsenic and pesticides in lettuce and human intestinal cells, raising new safety concerns about plastic pollution.
Water is the hidden ingredient in many products and production processes, but it is taking an increasingly central role as ...
The bioplastics company, with an office in Shelton, collaborated with a UConn marine sciences team to evaluate the product’s ...
Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal cells absorb, according to two new studies from Rutgers Health ...
Heavy metal contamination in Yangshan Port raises concerns for seafood safety, with arsenic and mercury posing health risks.
Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Scientists ...
Recent EPA regulations on PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” seek to tackle a trillion-dollar problem.