Maryland residents search for answers as community struggles to overcome PFAS contamination
By Shannon Kelleher
Rick Wawrzeniak is tired of worrying about “forever chemicals.”
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Seeking answers to a cancer crisis in Iowa, researchers question if agriculture is to blame
INDIANOLA, Iowa – Six months ago, Alex Hammer was diagnosed with colon cancer at the age of 37. Dianne Chambers endured surgery, chemotherapy and dozens of rounds of radiation to fight aggressive breast cancer, and Janan Haugen spends most days helping care for her 17-year-old grandson, who is still being treated for brain cancer he developed at the age of 7.
EPA proposes repealing some mercury and greenhouse gas limits
By Brian Bienkowski
Federal regulators are proposing to repeal Obama- and Biden-era regulations that forced power plants to cut harmful pollutants, including mercury, lead and arsenic, as well as greenhouse gases, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin announced on Wednesday.
New study adds to evidence that glyphosate weed killer can cause cancer
By Carey Gillam
A new long-term animal study of the widely used weed killer glyphosate find fresh evidence that the herbicide, introduced by Monsanto in the 1970s, causes multiple types of cancer, and may do so at doses considered safe by regulators.
Dying before their day in court – Syngenta paraquat litigation drags on as Parkinson’s victims suffer
By Carey Gillam
In the nationwide legal battle between pesticide maker Syngenta and thousands of people suffering from Parkinson’s disease they blame on exposure to paraquat weed killer, plaintiffs are dying faster than they can get to trial.
Postcard from California: After the fires, is LA safe from buried toxic hazards? Don’t ask FEMA
FEMA’s denial of funds and the state’s lagging response have left toxics experts and homeowners fearful of what lies beneath the thousands of burned lots.
Can Environmentalism Make Sense Again?
At a time when climate-related headlines often read like obituaries for our planet, Earth Day 2025 offered something rare – a reason for hope. Not the naïve optimism that suggests salvation is assured, but rather compelling evidence that we can make people act for good when we get the messaging right.
Health advocates applaud MAHA report for calling out chemical harms, but say it falls short
By Carey Gillam
Exposures to pesticides and other chemicals, ultra-processed foods and over prescription of medications are among the factors contributing to an epidemic of chronic disease in America’s children, according to a government report issued Thursday by the Trump administration’s controversial “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) Commission.
Pesticide makers continue quest for immunity from lawsuits by sick farmers
LA MOTTE, Iowa — Ray Bickel spent over a decade driving a truck through giant corn and soybean fields in Clinton County, Iowa, applying pesticides. He says it was good work, while it lasted. In 2017, he had a heart attack. The doctors ran tests to find out what caused it and found something else.
Even long after close of polluting paper mill, study finds area residents with high levels of toxins in their blood
By Carey Gillam
Residents of a Michigan community whose drinking water was polluted with toxic chemicals from a long-shuttered paper mill continue to have high levels of the compounds in their bodies, even years after the community switched to alternate water supplies, according to a new study.