Pesticide DDT linked to increased breast cancer risk generations after exposure
A woman’s exposure to the pesticide DDT during pregnancy can increase her granddaughter’s risk for breast cancer decades later, according to a new study. Published...
Indoor dust contains PFAS and other toxic chemicals
A new study of indoor dust found PFAS and other toxics that can lead to infertility, diabetes, obesity, abnormal fetal growth, and cancers.
How a shocking environmental disaster was uncovered off the California coast after 70 years
The lasting effects of DDT contamination are killing an alarming number of California sea lions. A 30-year study finds that 25% of adult sea lions...
Move to consolidate US paraquat litigation as cases mount against Syngenta
Lawyers suing Swiss chemical company Syngenta are asking a U.S. judicial panel to consolidate more than a dozen similar lawsuits under the oversight of a...
Op-ed: Flood survivors find common ground in a divided nation
Virginia Wasserberg is a lifelong Republican, a deeply conservative home-schooling mom from Southeast Virginia. Once a month, she logs onto Zoom to join an unlikely...
Racism, inequities move to the center of the climate debate
Systemic racism and inequity has always run as a powerful undercurrent through environmental and climate change impacts. But it’s taken a global pandemic and shifting...
Water pumped into Tampa Bay could cause massive algae bloom, putting fragile manatee and fish habitats at risk
Harmful algae blooms are an increasing problem in Florida. Once nutrients are in the water to fuel them, little can be done to stop the...
The coast-to-coast battle over rooftop solar
A debate over how best to compensate rooftop solar owners is taking place across the country.