Among the chemicals raising the greatest alarm are PFAS compounds, often called “forever chemicals” because they persist in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When researchers completed a national study of hazardous forever chemicals recently, they found that a South Carolina river had ...

When Americans eat a burger, they aren’t just biting through bun, lettuce, tomato and cheese. Instead, the burger — or its packaging, or the utensil used to cook it — also likely contains a blend of ...

Many consumers assume that if a food is sold in stores, it must be safe. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case. In the U.S., several food additives and chemicals are still legally permitted ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A new push is underway for state leaders to take action against agricultural pesticides near schools. A report from the department of public health found some of the most ...

Top chemical safety officer Nancy Beck said restrictions on dangerous existing chemicals should “mitigate unreasonable risk, not all risk.” EPA’s highest ranking chemicals official signaled plans to ...

There was no shortage of confusion when news broke in West Virginia on Jan. 9 about a chemical spill that contaminated water for 300,000 people around the state’s capital. Freedom Industries, the ...

When researchers completed a national study of hazardous forever chemicals recently, they found that a South Carolina river had higher levels of pollution from the toxins than any other waterway they ...

Dangerous forever chemicals are being been found in fish, oysters and crabs in South Carolina. A recent study found that the Pocotaligo River near Sumter had some of the nation’s highest levels in the ...