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I sharp decline in youth happiness began around 2012-2013, coinciding with smartphone and social media adoption, suggesting changing communi...

One Hundred Billion Last August marked the fiftieth anniversary of plastic pollution landing the cover of Science .  The August 1974 issue ...

(Reuters) - Indian authorities said on Thursday they had completed moving toxic waste from the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster...

Yahoo News - We're often hard on ourselves when it comes to what "counts" as a workout, but a new study found that even tiny b...

Vox - One in five new colorectal cancer patients in the United States is under 55, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of data from ...

EPA– Today, Dec. 9, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the latest risk management rules for trichloroethylene (TCE) a...

Final amendments will ensure that new PFAS and persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) chemicals are subject to safety review process pr...

More states ban PFAS, or 'forever chemicals,' in more products This year, at least 16 states have adopted 22 PFAS-related measures t...

EPA Press Office ( press@epa.gov ) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its 50th annual Automotive Trends Report, demo...

Companies such as ExxonMobil, Dow, Shell, TotalEnergies and ChevronPhillips have only diverted 0.1% of the plastic they produced since 2019 ...

EPA - November 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched a new, no-cost technical assistance effort focused on reducing exp...

Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union fell by eight percent last year — to 37 percent below 1990 levels — according to a new report...

NEWSWEEK: The largest construction project in Saudi Arabia has reached a new milestone amid growing concerns about the nation's work...

October 1st marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about breast cancer and promoting ea...

SOURCE — For those who struggle to find time for daily workouts, a new study brings welcome news: cramming your exercise into weekends may b...

Join the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community (GCTLC) for their first " Ask Me Anything" interview with Dr. John Warne...

NBC News - Living in a tree-filled neighborhood may be as beneficial to the heart as regular exercise, new research shows. Researchers at t...

Landfills in the United States one of the country's biggest sources of pollution  have been found to contain large amounts of toxic per-...

By 2050, the number of new cancer deaths for men globally is expected to reach 10.5 million, a 93 percent increase. Additionally, the nu...

On Tuesday the EPA issued an emergency stop order on the use of an herbicide called dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA or Dacthal) due ...

Washington Post - Generation X and millennials are at an increased risk of developing certain cancers compared with older generations, a...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), is pleased to announce ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages Wisconsinites to help native pollinators during Pollinator Week, June 17...

The presence of a dangerous chemical in the air of southeast Louisiana, is far greater than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimat...

A first-of-its-kind study that analyzed hundreds of conservation actions around the world has confirmed that efforts toward preserving ...

Earlier this month the EPA enacted it's first new federal drinking water standard in over 20 years for PFAS. This new standard will requ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency denied a petition to remove stationary combustion turbines from the list of sources subject t...

WDNR - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced new enforceable federal standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl su...

The new regulation is aimed at reducing the risk of cancer for people who live close to plants emitting toxic chemicals. The Environmental P...

WASHINGTON — April 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing its next steps to protect people from the herbicide dimeth...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued the fourth Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) test order requiring t...

Insects comprise much of the animal biomass linking primary producers and consumers, as well as higher-level consumers in freshwater and...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing finalized amendments to the Risk Management Program to further protect a...

New research found that boiling drinking water can remove up to nearly 90 percent of microplastics. "This study is aimed to stimulate m...

Ultra-processed food (UPF), "often chemically manipulated cheap ingredients" and "made palatable and attractive by using comb...