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...
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...
Bees, butterflies and other pollinators to get a $5 million lift in Western Pennsylvania
Audubon administers portions of national conservation grants benefiting bees and butterflies.
How the loss of soil is sacrificing America’s natural heritage
A new study points to a stunning loss of topsoil in the Corn Belt — the result of farming practices that have depleted this once-fertile...
At Biden’s request, Montana judge vacates Trump EPA’s ‘secret science’ rule
A federal judge on Monday vacated the Trump administration rule limiting which scientific studies the Environmental Protection Agency can use in crafting public health protections,...
Dorceta E. Taylor: Environmental justice demands listening
The future of environmental justice is true equality.
Will rising temperatures make superweeds even stronger?
Widely used herbicides are struggling to kill some weeds. Some experts think heat could be part of the problem.
EPA questions science linking widely used pesticide to brain damage in children
The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday diminished studies linking a widely-used pesticide associated with brain damage in children, a move that could enable years of...