Those who want to voluntarily clean up a brownfield site in Ohio may be eligible for discounted insurance through a new state program.
Annual Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals conference will look at the critical role members play in developing sustainability and preparing for disasters.
Wind and solar power jobs appear to offer less risk than those associated with coal, oil, and natural gas, according to Drs. Sumner and Layde.
Study finds 100 ppb arsenic in drinking water compromises the immune response of mice; research recommends water well users get water tested.
EPA proposes that major airports needing to deice planes would install centralized deicing pads or collect the spent fluid.
Contaminated flies transferred nanoparticles to other flies and that transfer could also occur to humans in the future.
The settlement of Washington's 2008 lawsuit against the Department of Energy recommits the federal government to a cleanup of groundwater and waste stored in tanks at the Hanford Site, officials said this week.
Dow Chemical Company demonstrates its commitment to product safety and public transparency with Web-based PSAs.
The Oct. 7 public meeting will explore how hospitals, universities, and others who use radioactive materials in conducting research are affected by having limited access to low-level waste disposal facilities.
The Toxic Substances Control Act is more than 30 years old and the American Chemistry Council says it is time for the law to keep pace with science.
Lisa Jackson, EPA administrator, wants to evaluate perchlorate exposure in infants and young children who drink more water per body weight than adults.
The American Bird Conservancy wants EPA to ban the import of crops containing any residues of 13 pesticides that are banned or restricted for use in the United States.
The Toxic Substances Control Act needs an overhaul, according to Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District will get $2 million to supplement state and local funds for installing diesel exhaust filters at the Port of Oakland.
Wheeling Jesuit University will look at the impacts of mining, water management, and reducing toxin exposure in six West Virginia communities.
Cascade Sierra Solutions and Colorado to receive more than $3 million total in funds under the National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program.
The American Lung Association wants standards greater than those the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed.
EPA will hold public hearings in Arlington, Va., and Los Angeles on Aug. 3 and 6, respectively, to get feedback on proposed revisions to the nitrogen dioxide standard.
EPA is interested in improving methods of assess whether pesticides are triggering food allergies.