Asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma — diseases that have affected the lives of thousands of men, women and children in Lincoln County and claimed the lives of hundreds.
A range of new tactics aim to curb cigarette butt pollution, including groundbreaking legislation that could hold tobacco companies accountable for their products’ waste.
The Environmental Protection Agency is allowing Veolia North America-Trade Waste Incineration, a facility in Sauget, Illinois that runs a hazardous waste incinerator, to relax heavy-metal emissions monitoring, local environmentalists say.
It took Colombia's congress 12 years, but the production, sale and use of asbestos was banned on Tuesday because of its health hazards. The ban will take effect in 2021.
The council gave the fire department the green light to apply for a $2.7 million federal grant that would allow the city to funnel toxic exhaust out of additional fire station bays.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, up for reelection in 2020, is pushing legislation to raise the national age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. His bill does not exclude the military.
Researchers say federal agencies use highly inaccurate tests to estimate exposure to BPA—findings that extend to multiple other harmful chemicals that get into our bodies
American industry, aided by federal regulators, is conducting a large-scale, consequential experiment with our hormones and the developing brains and reproductive systems of our children.
The Ohio River Valley, like the rest of the U.S., stands at a crossroads of energy and industry, facing decisions about whether to turn toward a future of renewable energy and a green jobs revolution or one of shale gas and plastics.
