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Fertilizer Is Fouling California’s Air
A large proportion of California's nitrogen oxide - which can cause harmful ozone and a variety of health impacts - comes from heavy fertilizer...
BPA Studies Raise Concerns for Baby Girls
Girls born to mothers with high levels of BPA in their systems during the first trimester of pregnancy weigh less at birth than babies...
Evidence Mounts that Roundup Is Toxic
Long-term exposure to tiny amounts of Roundup — thousands of times lower than what is permitted in US drinking water — may lead to...
Bad Air? There’s a Pill for That
One of the most widely prescribed drugs in the United States may have an extra benefit: protecting people from air pollution. Statins, prescribed to...
Prenatal and Childhood BPA Exposure Linked to Anxiety, Hyperactivity in Boys
Boys exposed to higher bisphenol A concentrations in the womb or during childhood were more likely to develop anxiety, depression and hyperactivity, according to...
Atrazine Feminizes Male Frogs
Atrazine, one of the most widely used farm herbicides in the United States, has feminized male frogs and other animals in some scientific studies....
Funding to be Slashed for Program that Cut Air Pollution
More than 50,000 high-polluting diesel engines have been cleaned up or removed from US roads in a federal program designed to reduce smog and...
New Tests for Beach Bacteria
Just in time for summer, federal researchers are touting a faster, more accurate water-quality test to keep beaches open and people healthy. But it's...
