The Environmental Protection Agency has designated two forever chemicals used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, officials said.
The Environmental Protection Agency has designated two forever chemicals used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, officials said.
California regulators have adopted a drinking water limit on toxic hexavalent chromium, a chemical compound made infamous by the movie “Erin Brockovich.”
California regulators have adopted a drinking water limit on toxic hexavalent chromium, a chemical compound made infamous by the movie “Erin Brockovich.”
Chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers to pass bills that would provide it with a legal shield against lawsuits that assert its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.
Chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers to pass bills that would provide it with a legal shield against lawsuits that assert its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.
Warren Buffett’s BNSF Railway is being sued for allegedly polluting a Montana town with asbestos, resulting in the deaths of at least two people from mesothelioma.
Warren Buffett’s BNSF Railway is being sued for allegedly polluting a Montana town with asbestos, resulting in the deaths of at least two people from mesothelioma.
Linda Zullo’s family, her husband Jim and son Sam, are achieving significant milestones in girls’ basketball coaching, a dream long shared by the family.
Penn State students raised over $16.9 million in their annual 46-hour dance marathon, Thon, benefiting pediatric cancer patients over the weekend, officials say.
After advocacy from patients and doctors, the FDA is now pushing drugmakers to find the lowest effective dose of cancer drugs to reduce harsh side effects.
One of the largest cancer risk research projects ever done has tied a 20% increase in risk of certain types of cancer to being stationed at Came Lejeune from 1975 to 1985.
A 41-year-old mother in Ohio was charged with theft by deception after using her daughter’s fake cancer diagnosis to receive donations from local organizations.
A Connecticut woman traveled to Vermont to end her life on her own terms, using the state’s law that allows nonresidents with terminal illnesses to medically end their own lives.