Toxics in the air from urban wildfires may include dioxins, asbestos, and lead. But testing, until recently, for these air ...

For all its promised benefits, the artificial-intelligence boom is likely to prove costly to public health and even lead to ...

Scott Mason IV, a former deputy energy secretary for Oklahoma and member of the Cherokee nation, is the new administrator for the region that covers Texas and four neighboring states.

Scott Mason IV is the new administrator for the EPA region covering Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and 66 ...

Sediment cores from the Aegean Sea reveal that human-driven lead contamination began 5,200 years ago—much earlier than expected. This pollution is tied to shifts in economy and land use, culminating ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put more than 160 workers who tackle pollution in overburdened communities on ...

A new study finds that short-term air pollution exposure harms brain function, reducing focus and emotion recognition.

This paper uses U.S. Toxic Release Inventory data on air lead emissions to provide IV estimates of the effects of air lead concentration on infant mortality. The causal effect of lead on infant ...

A reusable sponge that soaks up pollutants like phosphate and metals from water has been developed by Northwestern University ...

Vermont and at least 31 other states will consider more than 340 policies addressing toxic chemicals and plastics, with policies that both prevent and manage harm to public health.

New research has uncovered the earliest traces of lead contamination caused by human activities, linking the development of ...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is proposing a Lead Maintenance Plan to revise the Kansas Air Quality ...