A nearly decade-long water contamination case in upstate New York involving chemical company DuPont and other large brands has ended in a $27 million settlement, avoiding a federal court trial, ...

CHAPEL HILL, NC (WWAY) — A state court has restored North Carolina’s ability to limit pollution from 1,4-dioxane, a toxic industrial chemical that can threaten drinking water supplies for nearly 1 ...

Scientists have found further evidence that pet flea treatments are widespread in rivers across the UK.

New research is opening the door to a simpler, cheaper way to destroy harmful chemicals that threaten water quality and public health. Scientists studying per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, ...

A large-scale analysis of U.S. water quality data reveals that most toxic chemicals remain poorly characterized or undetected in routine monitoring. This is largely due to sparse risk assessment data, ...

Most environmental scientists believe that chemical pollution can and is negatively affecting people and wildlife, according to my team's recent survey. We surveyed 166 environmental scientists across ...

The rapid production and distribution of chemicals in the environment means that regulatory risk assessment can no longer keep pace with their ever-increasing number. This is the conclusion reached by ...

(CN) — A battle over federal recommendations easing the limit of toxic chemicals allowed in waterways is for a three-member panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to decide, as the government ...

Gerald Generette, left, and Maurice Miller look onto the Cape Fear River as it continues to rise in the aftermath of Florence in Fayetteville, N.C., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman) ...

The Pixelle Specialty Solutions paper mill in Chillicothe. Chillicothe's Pixelle paper mill, which is set to close in August, has a secondary function: it helps contain a toxic plume of cancer-causing ...

Black rain fell on Tehran after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iranian oil facilities sent up dark clouds of toxic smoke.

The bombing of oil facilities in Iran and critical water infrastructure in the Gulf threatens the Middle East with long-lasting environmental destruction, as have similar tactics employed in previous ...