Coverage of metallic chemical elements that, owing to high density, are toxic at low concentrations. Examples include camium, arsenic, chromium, thallium and lead.
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are used in fluoropolymer coatings and products that resist heat, oil, stains, grease and water. Here's everything you need to know about them.
In a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing, experts outlined how contaminated industrial properties could be transformed into productive assets
Congress explores how America's 450,000 brownfield sites could become the critical infrastructure foundation for the nation's AI and technological future, revealing a bipartisan strategy to transform contaminated industrial lands.
Environmental scientists have discovered that simply switching to new formulations isn't enough – the toxic chemicals leave behind invisible layers that can contaminate new systems.
A new bill in Maine's legislature would require health insurers to cover blood tests for PFAS exposure, potentially helping thousands of residents in contaminated areas access critical health screening.
Hawai'i sits within the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, near the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch, making it a natural laboratory for studying plastic pollution solutions.
For residents of Johnson County, the wait for federal assistance continues as local officials work to address what they describe as an unprecedented environmental disaster.