Chemicals
How to Know If Your Drinking Water Is Safe
Lead and carcinogens have been found in drinking water in several cities. A new tool can help you find out if one of those cities is yours.
U.N. Inspectors Find Nerve Agents in Syrian Regime Lab
The discovery is in contravention of Syria's promise to hand over its entire chemical stockpile for destruction.
Dust Is More Than Just Dirt
Household dust contains numerous chemicals that may be harmful, depending on your exposure.
Fighting Fire With Cancer
Studies show that these highly fluorinated compounds could make the immune system sluggish and may raise the risk of cancer.
ISIS Carries Out Chemical Weapon Attack on Syrian Army
Syrian state news agency claims militant group used mustard gas on troops at eastern airbase.
Eating Sewage-Grazed Meat Might Hurt Female Fertility
Spreading human feces on agricultural fields is common practice.
FDA Revokes Use of Three Chemicals in Food Packaging
Advocacy groups say there are still dangerous chemicals in use, though.
Dow Chemical, DuPont Plan $130 Billion Merger
Deal could spark further farm chemicals industry consolidation; regulatory scrutiny expected.
Video Shows Eerie Aftermath of Tianjin Explosion
The video captured abandoned cars, damaged containers and smoking continuing to rise from the site of the explosion.
Fast-Food Wrappers Could Increase Miscarriage Risk by 16 Times
A new study found that water-resistant chemicals used in food packaging could increase risk of miscarriage.
W.Va May Roll Back Chemical Rules One Year after Spill
When a toxic leak threatens your water supply, just lower your pollution standards!
30 Years On, the World's Worst Industrial Disaster Continues to Blight Bhopal
The failure to clean up chemicals abandoned during the Bhopal gas leak has become a toxic issue
Calls to Ban Toxic Chemicals Fall on Deaf Ears Around the World
Cases of Parkinson's, hormonal development disorders and learning difficulties are rife in areas where they are used, but policy is often highjacked by industry in the fight to ban dangerous chemicals
Pesticide Exposure Can Make Your Grandchildren Ill
Exposure to DDT-replacement Methoxychlor could cause diseases three generations later, in offspring who were never exposed to the pesticide themselves.
If It's Raining, NYC's Raw Sewage Is Probably Pouring Into the Waterways
Even a little rain causes the city's sewage to bypass treatment, and flow right into places like the Gowanus Canal
Fine for West Virginia Chemical Spill Set at $11,000
The 300,000 people whose water was contaminated by the spill went without running water for ten days, and even then health officials still could not agree on the water's safety
Coke to Remove Flame-Retardant Chemical From All Its Drinks
Brominated vegetable oil is not approved for use in food the European Union or Japan but has showed up in drinks in the U.S.
You're Absorbing BPA From Your Receipts, Study Shows
The thin coating of powder on your store receipts is a chemical with a troubled history
Subway Won't Put Chemical Used in Shoe Soles in Its Bread Anymore
It's been banned in Europe and Singapore, but it could be in your fast food bread
