For nearly 100 years, the former Exide plant melted lead-acid car batteries that polluted properties in the mostly Latino ...

Environmentally hazardous cigarette butts may ironically hold the answer to cleansing Australia's waterways of major metal ...

Every baby food product packaged in jars, pouches, tubs and boxes sold in California must carry a QR code on its label that consumers can scan to check the most recent heavy metal readings, although ...

A new study has uncovered that the wildfire suppressants widely used in the U.S. contain dangerous levels of heavy metals, ...

The commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission says they’ve made progress at the long-neglected South ...

Water contamination has been a long-standing issue in Coronado due in part to pollution from the Tijuana River Valley in ...

The Rain CII Lake Charles Calcining Plant in Sulphur, as seen from Google Earth on Feb. 12, 2025. The plant is one of two ...

A child would need to eat 9,000 cookies in a day to approach harmful levels of pesticide or naturally occurring heavy metals.

Heavy metal contamination in Yangshan Port raises concerns for seafood safety, with arsenic and mercury posing health risks.

Neurological disease outbreak in a major city shows how govts can cause health crises  Pune’s GBS outbreak is a scary reminder of how poor govt services can create a public health emergency. GBS, a ...

Water is everywhere, and most of the time, Europeans don't really ponder this essential part of their lives much. But climate change, agriculture, pollution and overuse are putting a strain on water ...

Heavy metals naturally occur in the Earth's crust, but human activities can increase their concentration in the environment, ...