Hispanic children are 1.4 times as likely to be poisoned as non-Hispanics, and black children more than twice as likely to have lead poisoning as white children.
Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) was pregnant with her second child when she became concerned about the toxic chemicals that she and her kids — and nearly all of us — encounter every day.
Pennsylvania is approaching a steep precipice, and the ramifications will be irreversible if we tumble over the edge and link our future to fracked gas, petrochemicals and plastics.
After months of inconclusive monitoring, fearful moms demand a meeting with the state as they search for ways to limit toxic emissions that fill the air.
A total of 1,665 Connecticut children under age 6 had lead poisoning in 2017, a drop of almost 17% from the year before and the largest one-year decrease
The billion-dollar companies that made and used chemicals now popping up in water supplies around the country are switching to newer alternatives, but they haven’t escaped liabilities for historic environmental contamination.
Environmental reports obtained by The Associated Press describe alarming birth defects, miscarriages and other health problems among residents of the region and soldiers who have been stationed there.
The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers wants Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf to declare a state of emergency as two more public elementary schools were closed for asbestos cleanup and air quality testing.
Green School New Zealand has a focus on sustainability, but it doesn't come cheap with enrolment and tuition fees costing up to $40,000 for some overseas students.
In the United States, gun violence kills nearly 40,000 people a year and has killed nearly 40,000 or so children and teenagers since 1999, and yet the nation is still without serious gun control.
The case, brought by Massachusetts after a lengthy investigation, presents some of the strongest evidence the vaping company was marketing to teenagers.
Egypt's fast-growing population hit 100 million Tuesday, the official statistics agency announced, presenting a pressing problem for an already overburdened country with limited resources.
Investor group co-founder Jeremy Grantham said in a letter that chemical toxicity threatens to dramatically lower birth rates and become a major investment issue.
Medical professionals today warned for the first time that air pollution is likely to impact on children's "potential to train" for sport in the UK, leading to a debilitating impact on British sports stars of the future.
