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- by Mackenzie WhiteLast year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the first national drinking water standards for six hazardous per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Last week, the Trump administration announced that it would delay the timeline for implementing limits on two of those compounds and reconsider the limits on the remaining four.There are more than 15,000 […]
- by Frederick vom Saal et. alEditor's note: This op-ed was written by Frederick vom Saal and 15 co-authors. The full list of co-authors, their affiliations, and their contact information is included below.As senior environmental health researchers and physicians, we are united in our concern about the escalating prevalence of chronic diseases in the United States. To stop the increase of […]
- by Bill WalshIn February 2025, consumers reacted to reports that toxic flame retardant chemicals had been found in black plastic spatulas made from recycled plastic. Sales of black nylon utensils plummeted over 20%, while sales of stainless steel and silicone products soared 13% and 70%. This sharp consumer reaction highlights a truth: Investors are exposed to financial […]
- by Brian BienkowskiEditor's note: This story was originally published in The New Lede, a journalism project of the Environmental Working Group, and is republished here with permission.US regulators are poised to approve a pesticide made with a controversial class of toxic chemicals, stoking concerns of new risks for farms across the country. Syngenta, which developed the pesticide […]
- by Cami FerrellHOUSTON — Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have previously violated the pollution limits in their permits have recently applied for new federal operating permits or renewals.These facilities include the Chevron Pasadena Refining facility, the LyondellBasell Houston refinery, and the Chevron Phillips Chemical Sweeny Complex in Brazoria County, all of which are seeking renewed […]
- by Dr. Aly CohenAshley couldn't stop staring at her hands. Swollen and slightly twisted, her fingers looked more like “deformed sausages,” as she described them, than what you’d expect to see in a relatively healthy twenty-seven-year-old woman. She held her hands out as she greeted me, then pulled them back to unfasten her coat, struggling and wincing as […]
- by Kristina MarusicPITTSBURGH — On Wednesday, the morning after hurricane-like weather conditions killed at least four people and caused power outages at more than 400,000 homes in southwestern Pennsylvania, community advocates and scientists held an event to discuss how President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office have set back climate action and harmed environmental health and […]
- by Carey GillamEditor's note: This story was originally published in The New Lede, a journalism project of the Environmental Working Group, and is republished here with permission.Billed as a type of food system that works in harmony with nature, “regenerative” agriculture is gaining popularity in US farm country, garnering praise in books and films and noted as […]
- by Kristina MarusicPITTSBURGH — The greater Pittsburgh metropolitan area is among the 25 regions in the country with the worst air pollution, according to a new report from the American Lung Association.The nonprofit public health organization’s annual “State of the Air” report uses a report card-style grading system to compare air quality in regions across the U.S. […]
- by Ronald LaneIn California’s agricultural heartland, where fields of grapes and strawberries stretch for miles, a sharp, acrid smell often lingers in the air. That smell is sulfur dioxide — a toxic gas formed when elemental sulfur, the most widely used pesticide in the United States, reacts with sunlight and air.Often promoted as “natural” and approved for […]
- by Cami FerrellHealth impacts are likely being underestimated by traditional risk models used by regulators, according to a new study that has found a different way to measure the cumulative risk air pollution poses to health. The new method, which accounts for the ways numerous chemical exposures impact the entire body, found increased risks to people’s brains, […]
- by Pamela FerdinandThis article was originally published by U.S. Right To Know and is republished here with permission under a Creative Commons license.Chemicals found in common food packaging plastics like cling film and snack pouches may interfere with the body’s natural 24-hour sleep-wake cycle, increasing the risk of sleep disorders, diabetes, immune problems, and even cancer, new […]