The EU has agreed on new rules to tighten safety rules for toys including a ban on damaging chemicals that the body cannot ...

The Department of Health Services' new recommendation follows the Environmental Protection Agency's limits of 4 parts per trillion for PFOA and PFOS, two of the most common PFAS compounds.

Harmful and toxic chemicals will be banned from toys to better protect children’s health, under new rules aimed at improving ...

The Rhode Island Department of Health is warning the public to avoid eating fish caught in two local water bodies due to high levels of PFAS.

State Rep. Sonya Harper (D-Chicago) said Illinois should protect its citizens from these harmful forever chemicals.

Cleaning the dust from your home is more critical than you think for your health—but put down that feather duster. Studies ...

Athletic gear is everywhere, and “athleisure” is everyday clothing for many. Compared to what people exercised in decades ago ...

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances were once considered miracles of human convenience. They can prevent eggs from sticking to pans, make coats waterproof and provide foam to fight ...

This excerpt comes from the forthcoming book “Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America,” which details how a set of toxic compounds have devastated entire ...

Contamination of water by forever chemicals has become a concern for Public Works Authority, and the board of trustees agreed to join a class-acton suit. The TPWA Board of Trustees considered and ...

Layoffs at the Food and Drug Administration are expected to reduce the FDA's workforce by 20%. Here & Now 's Scott Tong talks ...

In miniature test tubes in biologist Ryan Baugh's lab at Duke, thousands of tiny wriggling worms—each one a fraction the size ...