The Trump administration unveiled proposed changes to the first-ever PFAS reporting rule, which requires companies to hand ...

Communities near petrochemical plants along the ship channel have long suffered from elevated rates of asthma, cancer and ...

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A pile of plastic sewage pipes. Some chemical components of polyvinyl chloride sewage pipes are subject to chemical regulations under the US Toxic Substances Control Act. The US Environmental ...

The face masks worn and discarded during the COVID-19 pandemic have an uncertain fate. Their physical damage to the environment and potential to trap organisms in ecosystems are significant concerns, ...

Researchers have developed a method to break down PET, one of the world’s most widely used plastics, for sustainable recycling using mechanical forces instead of heat or harsh chemicals. The high ...

Cambridge scientists have created a breakthrough material that can sense tiny chemical changes in the body, such as the increased acidity during an arthritis flare-up, and release drugs exactly when ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a new rule to revise how it evaluates the risks of chemicals currently in use under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This initiative ...