U.S. Military Leaving Behind PFAS, Other Highly Toxic Chemicals in Afghanistan

Some of the military bases the U.S. is leaving behind in Afghanistan are filled with toxic chemicals that can pose serious health and environmental problems, including substances that increase the risk of cancer and other diseases.. What is worse: these toxic sites may never get a full cleanup.

Toxic PFAS Forever Chemicals are Leaching into Your Home Air at Worrying Levels, say scientists

New study results have revealed that we are breathing in concerning levels of toxic outgassed PFAS chemicals inside our homes, schools and workplaces everyday.

Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Linked with Obesity: Study

The results of a new study link the toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos on food with obesity.

Toxic Pesticide (Finally) Banned from U.S. Food Supply

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finally banned the use of the toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos on food crops. The new rule will take effect in six months.

Pull Carcinogenic Sunscreens: Researchers to FDA

A group of researchers has called on the Food and Drug Administration to pull certain popular sunscreen brands after they said they’ve found evidence of a potential cancer-causing chemical.

Big Chemical Loses Third Appeal in Roundup Glyphosate-Cancer Cases

Bayer Chemical just lost a third appeal against U.S. court verdicts that awarded damages to customers blaming their cancers on use of its glyphosate-based Roundup weedkillers.

World Trade Center Responders, Toxic Chemical Dust and Liver Disease

Researchers have now found evidence that World Trade Center responders had a higher likelihood of developing liver disease if they arrived at the site right after the attacks as opposed to working at Ground Zero later in the rescue and recovery efforts. The culprit: Higher levels of exposure to toxic chemical dust.