Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi-Aventis, and Merck have provided more than 100 drugs and clinical trial data to EPA to help validate its toxicity screening.
EPA explains what products and methods have been approved for managing the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Increased antibiotic resistance in soils could have broad consequences to public health through potential exposure through water and food supplies.
President's Cancer Panel notes that while the problem is not new, the awareness of a lack of government action has grown.
Holland 1916 allegedly did not file chemical disclosure reports in 2006, 2007, and 2008.
The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority also will pay a $1 million civil penalty and spend an additional $2.5 million to improve lake water quality.
Reps. Markey and Moran charge EPA to test 100 chemicals over four years and determine their impact on humans.
The agency will engage in a public process to re-examine its policies.
Agency expects rule would cut mercury emissions by more than 50 percent.
Environmental organization braces for Gulf disaster impact on fragile coastal ecosystems and fisheries.
Research by National Science Foundation award winner Peter Sunderland may help engine designers improve the way fuel is injected and burned.
EPA is sharing 30 years of testing results through an online searchable database called ToxRedDB.
Research suggests that endotoxins, which attach to particulate matter, may play a role in chronic inflammation of the heart.
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences led the work on the federal report, which recommends that future research determines who will be most vulnerable to climate change and what efforts will be most beneficial.
Relief wells will be drilled. In Houma, La., where the field operations response is being coordinated, almost 500 workers have been deployed to coordinate the spill response.
Agency will determine if lead in aviation gas poses threat to public health.
Chemical manufacturers' group encourages members to voice their concerns on chemical site security and TSCA reform.
Nuclear engineer Arnold Gundersen says corrosion turns “passive” emergency feature into greater accident risk.
The agency has partnered with the state of Kansas to help the owners of 77 residential and business properties move away from the Tar Creek Superfund site in Oklahoma.