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Great Lakes' bill of health: Legacy contaminants decline as new ones appear

Thu, Nov 08 2012 at 1:43 PM

Newer toxins and chemicals like PCB and DDT are building up in fish and wildlife, but the lakes are improving and slowly cleaning themselves up, experts say.

People in poor, non-white neighborhoods breathe more hazardous particles

Thu, Nov 01 2012 at 12:50 PM

Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Fresno are among the metropolitan areas with unhealthful levels of fine particles.

Contaminated culture: Native people struggle with tainted resources, lost identity

Thu, Oct 25 2012 at 3:20 PM

Toxins from oil refineries and chemical factories in Sarina's Chemical Valley are polluting vital aspects of the Anishinaabe culture.

U.S. government has little authority to stop unsafe cosmetics

Thu, Oct 18 2012 at 12:38 PM

The popular Brazilian Blowout is a dramatic example of how little authority federal and state governments have over the estimated $30 billion cosmetics industry — even with compelling evidence that the ingredients are dangerous.

Study finds lower thyroid hormones in baby boys exposed to BPA

Thu, Oct 04 2012 at 3:37 PM

The findings are especially troubling as the thyroid hormone is an important factor in a baby's brain development.

Pets share our environment (and our diseases)

Tue, Sep 25 2012 at 3:35 PM

Dogs and cats suffer from obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer and asthma — just like their humans companions.

Report: School tuna contains too much mercury

Wed, Sep 19 2012 at 2:59 PM

Researchers recommended replacing tuna with 'other kinds of nutritious seafood,' particularly for those kids who eat a lot of tuna.

BPA connected to obesity in white kids

Tue, Sep 18 2012 at 10:50 AM

Scientists theorize that there is 'some genetic interaction' with genes and BPA specific to white children.

Lake trout a harbinger of global contaminants

Thu, Aug 02 2012 at 4:35 PM

Many pollutants hitchhike to Lake Ontario on northbound winds and currents flowing from lower latitudes in Asia, Europe and North America.

Smog standard rejected by Obama would save thousands of lives yearly

Fri, Jul 20 2012 at 9:50 AM

Analysis determined that a new ozone standard of 70 parts per billion would save 4,310 deaths from heart attacks and respiratory diseases each year.

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