Carcinogens

By Hamish Cardwell of RNZ. A nationwide groundwater assessment, that for the first time includes testing for the pesticide in Roundup, is now months overdue.

Some Holiday Inn hotels in the US are testing a vending machine that dry cleans guests' clothing in about five minutes, Forbes reports. The Presso system dry ...

Federal regulators are sorting out how to handle health risks from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, for nonstick and stain-resistant ...

A leading Scottish politician is under pressure to stop the use in fish farming of formaldehyde, the carcinogenic chemical used by Damien Hirst and others to ...

It has recently come to my attention that the local hardware superstores are selling recycled tire nuggets for landscape mulch. I had no idea this was a thing!

It's amazing how quickly people have ditched plastic straws thanks to campaigns to discourage us from using such “pointless plastic.” Yet, rarely do we hear ...

Amazon is trying to put its best face forward in the beauty industry, but its reputation, counterfeit cosmetics, and bad business decisions stand in its way.

SAN FRANCISCO - A 29-story office building at 123 Mission St. illustrates the policy puzzles that fester because of these facts: For centuries, tobacco has been a ...

A 29-STORY OFFICE building at 123 Mission St. in San Francisco illustrates the policy puzzles that fester because of these facts: For centuries, tobacco has ...

Bacon, either pork or turkey, are equally bad for health. Here is why.

Secondhand smoke is dangerous, and about a fifth of Americans are exposed to the carcinogenic byproduct of cigarettes in the workplace, according to a ...

Kim Guess: Hi everybody, welcome. Thank you for attending this keynote presentation, “Cell Phones, Cell Towers and Wireless Safety.” This is part of our ...

The East Bay Regional Park District's unanimous decision this week to stop using the weedkiller Roundup puts the nation's largest regional park system among ...

The East Bay Regional Park District's unanimous decision this week to stop using the weedkiller Roundup puts the nation's largest regional park system among ...

As many people are seeking refuge from the heat with a dip in the pool, the city of Chicopee is evaluating future steps for two public pools, now currently closed,

A California judge will slash a $2 billion judgment against Bayer AG, which had been awarded to a couple who both developed cancer after decades of using ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) – A federal judge correctly predicted that $2 billion in punitive damages awarded to a Livermore couple who attributed their cancer to the ...

SACRAMENTO – Conclusions issued earlier this month by California's Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Office that coffee doesn't require a warning ...

Regarding the editorial, “Trump, ludicrously, tries to claim the environmentalist mantle. Here are the facts” (July 14): The Post-Dispatch editorial board failed to ...

A California judge will slash a $2 billion judgment against Bayer AG, which had been awarded to a couple who both developed cancer after decades of using ...