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How Will EPA’s New Rule about ‘Forever Chemicals’ Protect Your Drinking Water?
A new EPA rule will limit PFASs, or “forever chemicals,” in your drinking water for the first time. Here’s what that means for you
How Will EPA’s New Rule about ‘Forever Chemicals’ Protect Your Drinking Water?
A new EPA rule will limit PFASs, or “forever chemicals,” in your drinking water for the first time. Here’s what that means for you
Lead from Old Paint and Pipes Is Still a Deadly Hazard in Millions of U.S. Homes
Protecting people from lead poisoning requires developing and using powerful tests
Morel Mushrooms Can Be Deadly, Food Poisoning Cases Show
A deadly food poisoning outbreak highlights how little we know about morel mushrooms
Hair Relaxers Will Be Safer without Formaldehyde, but It’s Just a Start
Banning formaldehyde hair relaxers might help protect Black women’s health, but won’t end the racism that drives their use
Hair Straighteners and Relaxers May Be Harmful to Health. Here’s How to Make Them Better
Growing evidence suggests certain hair products marketed toward Black women may be harmful to their health. Scientists, entrepreneurs and policy makers are taking steps to fix the problem
Proposed EPA Rule That Companies Must Report Toxic ‘Forever’ Chemicals Lacks Limits and Cleanup Requirement
A federal rule would require companies to disclose whether their products contain chemicals known as PFASs
World’s Deadliest Mushroom May Now Have an Antidote
A CRISPR gene-editing technique might have finally cracked the mystery of how death cap mushrooms kill and revealed a possible antidote
Chemical Health Risks from the Ohio Train Accident—What We Know So Far
A train carrying toxic and combustible materials derailed recently in Ohio. Here’s what we know about the situation—and what we can’t know yet
Will Russia Use Chemical Weapons in Ukraine? Researchers Evaluate the Risks
Analysts explain why some fear that the Russian military will use chemical weapons—and how the world would know if it did
Immigrants in U.S. Detention Exposed to Hazardous Disinfectants Every Day
The chemical concentrations exceed EPA limits, and new human studies suggest they could do long-term damage