An "toxic" waste fire which had been burning for more than a week has forced nearby businesses to close and children to miss ...

Tap water in the United States is contaminated with toxic fluorinated chemicals, some of which are known to cause cancer, liver damage, low birth weight and other health problems at a higher rate ...

“During fire-fighting practice drills, large volumes of these toxic chemicals wash into surface and ground waters and can end up in our drinking water,” Arlene Blum, study co-author and ...

How the way we eliminate toxic PFAS from water also takes an environmental toll. ... March 20, 2022 (joasouza/Big Stock) The toxic class of chemicals known as PFAS can cause serious health problems, ...

Despite being the world’s wealthiest nation, the U.S. has communities that are still exposed to toxic tap water. Today, we hear how a city in New Mexico has struggled with high levels of arsenic ...

Toxic Secret: Our series about 1,4-dioxane in Seminole water. Today: Part 1 – A toxic chemical, 1,4-dioxane, has infiltrated waters of three utilities. Thursday: ...

Water toxicity, also known as water poisoning, can be deadly. Here’s what you need to known about the condition, as well as symptoms to look out for.

I Was Poisoned by Toxic Water—Enough Is Enough 3 minute read The DuPont Washington Works plant along the Ohio River in Parkersburg, W. Va. in an undated file photo.

The 35-year-old federal law regulating tap water is so out of date that the water Americans drink can pose what scientists say are serious health risks — and still be legal. The New York Times ...