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From Florida beaches to Lake Erie to the California Delta, algal blooms threaten human health and aquatic ecosystems. Cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae, produce toxins that can make...

In a remarkable moment of courtroom candor, an attorney representing the Environmental Protection Agency admitted last week the EPA "blew it" in botched efforts to regulate a hazardous chemical in the...

One in seven men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetimes. It's the most common cancer among men, but we don't know much about its causes.

Whether you're planning a beach outing, pool party or cookout to mark the last days of summer, here are some tips for a safe and healthy Labor Day weekend.

Many companies across the nation have complied with California's 2014 flammability standard that allows furniture manufacturers not to use flame retardant chemicals in polyurethane foam.

Back to school means books, studying and recess – to kids. For many parents, this time of year means packing lunches.

You may have thought that the $20 million “cheese bailout” was the biggest news in farm policy this week, but you'd be wrong.

Low-tech, low-cost prairie strips on farms – buffers of grass, trees or other permanent vegetation planted along the banks of rivers, streams, lakes and other waterways – can reduce toxic farm...

The EPA has failed to determine whether the Renewable Fuel Standard, a so-called environmental policy that's costing American taxpayers $1 billion to $2 billion a year, has a net benefit on the...

I keep a bottle of Banana Boat Sport SPF 100 on my desk. But I am not convinced it deserves more than a SPF 15, or maybe 30, rating. A chemist specializing in sunscreen chemicals, I run a sunscreen...

Remember when we told you that some farmers were illegally spraying the herbicide dicamba on Monsanto's new GMO crops? Well, the situation is getting worse.

Americans have been exposed to potentially harmful flame retardant chemicals for decades.

A study released this week by the University of California, Davis, found that farming is the biggest source of nitrogen pollution in California, contributing harmful pollutants to the state's air and...

Panera Bread's Kids Meal Promise – a children's menu free of artificial flavors, preservatives, sweeteners and colors – challenges the rest of the fast and fast-casual food industry to get serious...

If you have been glued to your television this week watching coverage of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, like I have, then you've undoubtedly noticed that the Olympic diving pool has turned green...

Fluorine-based chemicals that can cause cancer, developmental toxicity and numerous other detrimental health effects have contaminated the drinking water of millions of Americans, and the blood of...

The U.S. is heading toward a record corn crop this year. With farmers growing more corn than ever, farm subsidies should be lower, right? Think again.

Des Moines Water Works warned customers of elevated levels of microcystins, the toxins created by cyanobacteria, in their drinking water. These toxins cause acute problems with the liver, including...

Farmers in Arkansas and Missouri have filed more than 100 complaints with state agriculture agencies over a toxic weed killer that is drifting from adjacent farms and damaging their crops. The...

Most of the food Americans eat is produced in ways that harm the environment and worsen climate change. The federal government subsidizes unhealthy crops that have contributed to Americans' expanding...