Disinfecting drinking water prevents the spread of deadly waterborne diseases by killing infectious agents such as bacteria, ...

For decades, Republican lawmakers and industry lobbyists have tried to chip away at the small program in the Environmental Protection Agency that measures the threat of toxic chemicals. Most people ...

Mosquito season is returning to the Northeast, and with it comes not only a surge in buzzing pests but also perennial debates about whether spraying them is safe. At the center of this controversy is ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 12, 2025) A team of Argentinian researchers conducted a study published in Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology of the combined effects of the herbicide glyphosate ...

Hidden flows of water are poised to flush toxic contamination into U.S. coastal communities. Sea level rise from climate change won’t just force shorelines to retreat — in inland areas, it will ...

While the stricter ethylene oxide rules are technically still in effect, the Trump administration has exempted dozens of large chemical plants and sterilizer facilities from following them as the ...

Remember how you switched to those cute little wax melts because they seemed safer than candles? Surprise! Turns out you've been hotboxing your living room with the equivalent of car exhaust. As ...

Rule protects cashiers, shoppers, families from hormone-disrupting chemicals; New data show many major retailers have already ...