A Canadian mining company was hit with a $114,750 fine after repeatedly dumping illegal amounts of cobalt-laced waste into a ...

Microplastics are evading wastewater treatment processes, which means that microplastics can still be found in our waters.

But when PFAS turns up in sludge used as fertilizer, it can become a problem. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, ...

PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” are found in several North Carolina waterways, including the Cape Fear River.

Maryland has restricted use of the toxic fertilizer. A plan to send more to Virginia has sparked fears of contaminated farms ...

Scientists worry they can no longer protect the public from toxic algal blooms that can kill animals and sicken people.

Toxic cleanups take longer in parts of San Francisco where more residents are people of color, our data analysis shows.

In New Jersey, where environmental challenges impact countless communities, Rutgers Health’s Center for Environmental ...

Acid rain, PFAS and climate change weren't even part of the 1980s EPA mission, adding to concerns for an agency already ...

Every year, billions of gallons of sewage and toxic industrial waste flow down the Tijuana River, across the U.S.-Mexico ...

In pain so bad he couldn’t stand, Chris Meek was rushed to the hospital with a life-threatening ruptured gallbladder. When he emerged from surgery, he ...