The Environmental Protection Agency approved new pesticide products containing isocycloseram, a type of PFAS — or “forever ...

Tossing any old thing into the flames? This list has the items you should never burn unless you want smoke, stink, or a visit ...

Currently, California is the state that installs the most fake grass each year: about 1,100 acres of it annually. A similar ...

Shipping toxic chemicals to a food establishment necessitates strict adherence to a comprehensive set of regulations and best practices. These measures are designed to prevent contamination, protect ...

A Long Island woman found dead in her home last week was killed with an unknown chemical substance in what authorities have determined to be a homicide. Aleena Asif, a 46-year-old Herricks resident, ...

Readers respond to an Opinion guest essay about the common weedkiller Roundup. To the Editor: Re “MAHA Is Focused on the Wrong Pesticide,” by Michael Grunwald (Opinion guest essay, Oct. 3): “There is ...

The World Wildlife Fund has released an updated list of animals now considered to be endangered. The list includes the following animals; rhinos, tigers, whales, polar bears, mountain gorillas, ...

Public concern continues to grow about the harmful effects of pesticides and other environmental pollutants, especially for children. Pesticides have previously been linked to a higher risk of ...

This essay is part of a series on environmental health. It was back in 1958 that a chemical company discovered that its new weed killer appeared toxic to humans, “mainly by affecting the central ...

The “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement could be on a collision course with its Republican allies over pesticides and toxic chemicals. MAHA is strongly aligned with the Trump administration, ...

More than 3.5 million New Yorkers are served by water systems that have detected so-called forever chemicals that raise concerns about environmental and human health risks. Newly reported water test ...

On August 4, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a notice of determinations that modifies the list of taxable substances to include the following 21 substances: polyphenylene sulfide, ...