1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (492+ words) Regulators also accused Crystal Clean of changing shipping documents without telling customers. Washington regulators have levied a penalty of more than $1 million against a national hazardous-waste company after alleging that a Lakewood site near homes mishandled used oil, solvents, and…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (526+ words) "Something pernicious is happening in the region." Latin America has taken the brunt of China's ban on plastic-waste imports as health concerns rise. Mongabay reported that a study released in April 2026 in Environmental Research Letters points to Latin America as…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (653+ words) KFF data also showed average premiums have climbed 58%. Florida's affordability squeeze is hitting Floridians in more places than the housing market. For many residents, one of the newest pain points is health insurance, which has become both harder to keep…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (463+ words) New Hampshire is getting more settlement money connected to PFAS contamination, increasing the funds available to help communities deal with tainted drinking water. The $7.3 million installment from 3M comes as residents continue to worry about what is coming out of the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (441+ words) PFOAs persist in the environment and in human bodies rather than degrading quickly. The City of Hastings, Minnesota, alleges that pollution containing the "forever chemical" PFOA from a nearby 3M facility contaminated five of its public drinking-water wells, according to Fox…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (665+ words) In Pima County, the conversation around data centers is shifting from utility demands alone to the health conditions around the sites themselves. A new county review said neighboring areas may also have to contend with added heat, air pollution, and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (429+ words) "Potent biocides like this have no business on the American landscape." Trifludimoxazin is a PFAS-based herbicide that the EPA authorized for use on major crops even as worries grow about the health and environmental harms associated with so-called "forever chemicals....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (576+ words) In North Carolina, two residents have sued public agencies and businesses, alleging that PFAS, often called "forever chemicals," spread into their well water, soil, and other resources used by the surrounding community. The case points to an issue with implications…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (725+ words) Residents in Bennington and Shaftsbury, Vermont, are taking several chemical manufacturers to federal court after years of concerns over contaminated drinking water. In a proposed class-action case, the plaintiffs alleged that PFOA contaminants from prior industrial activity have damaged the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (353+ words) Even a small amount of foreign material can pose a serious concern. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has alerted the public to multiple recalls of injectable medications due to possible contamination in products sent to health care providers and distributors…...