Sunlight makes microplastics leak hidden chemicals into water, creating pollution that spreads far beyond plastic pieces.

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will propose a drinking water limit for perchlorate, a chemical in certain ...

These pesticide approvals mark only the beginning of this administration’s push to unleash more PFAS pesticides across the ...

Toxic “forever chemicals” have been found in more than one in four public drinking water systems this year in concentrations at or above the Environmental Protection Agency’s minimum reporting levels.

Microplastics in rivers, lakes, and oceans aren’t just drifting debris—they’re constantly leaking invisible clouds of ...

So-called “forever chemicals” have seeped into people’s drinking water over the decades. Now, water suppliers across our region are now racing to fix the contamination. The state regulations that do ...

Scientists will meet in Italy later this month to discuss chemical food safety issues related to water quality. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) ...

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Columbia has for the first time detected “forever chemicals” in its water system. Water samples collected in early December from the city’s wellfield identified these chemicals in four of the 17 wells ...

A proposed bill in Maryland could require the Department of Agriculture to ban certain pesticides and PFAS, or forever chemicals, from being used in the state. Under House Bill 386, the Department of ...