Toxics in the air from urban wildfires may include dioxins, asbestos, and lead. But testing, until recently, for these air ...

While Newport News missed on an EPA grant to address its coal dust issue, officials are right to continue efforts to find a ...

A new California Law will require manufacturers to make test results for heavy metals in baby food publicly available on ...

Tens of millions of people are still drinking arsenic-contaminated water 30 years after ‘the greatest mass poisoning in ...

A recent outbreak of a scary disease in Pune, called GBS (Guillain-Barré Syndrome), shows how bad government services can lead to health problems. GBS is a sickness that affects the nerves and can ...

Recently, epidemiological studies have suggested that fluoride is a human developmental neurotoxicant that reduces ...

It took a week, but AQMD mobile testing from Jan. 31 in the Altadena fire area showed no elevated levels for air toxics.

Ruby Redekopp’s stories about groundwater protection in today’s Leader explain the great lengths the city of Hutchinson takes to make sure the water coming out of your home’s ...

One of the fun words Leader intern Ruby Redekopp learned this past summer is dwizmuh. At least that is how it is pronounced. The word is actually an acronym – DWSMA – which stands for ...

The second and final phase of debris removal is in progress following the Mountain fire that devastated portions of Camarillo ...

Air quality in Los Angeles, the latest climate-related moves from the Trump administration and insurance woes on Martha's ...

Heavy metals naturally occur in the Earth's crust, but human activities can increase their concentration in the environment, ...