TUCSON, Ariz.—In a precedent-setting decision, a federal judge ruled late Friday that the Environmental Protection Agency violated the Endangered Species Act in 2016 when it failed to assess harms to ...

The Clean Water Act is the country's primary law regulating water pollution—every three years, ... Arkansas is currently still operating under cadmium criteria from 1986.

W hile food provides essential nutrients, certain items can also contain trace metals—some of which are harmful when consumed in excess. Heavy metals like lead, mercury, cadmium ...

Toxic heavy metals stored in peatlands in the UK could cause health risks to humans, animals and agriculture if ecosystems ...

Most of the cadmium in the water was found near two historical coking sites: on Neville Island, which was home to the now-shuttered Shenango Coke Works, and near U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works ...

Regardless of the source, such pollution threatens both ecosystems and human health, the scientists warned. Many of these persistent metals can jeopardize biodiversity, water quality, crop yields ...

The heavy metal cadmium, which is found in the air, water, food and soil, is known to cause health problems. A new study published in the September 4, 2024, online issue of Neurology ®, the ...

Food safety in Bangladesh faces a serious threat from heavy metal contamination, according to recent studies, with one of the country’s most widely consumed vegetables, the eggplant, containing ...