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Advisory committees to the Marine Fisheries Commission are hosting meetings in April as part of the public comment period on ...

Once PFAS get into the environment, they break down only very slowly or not at all, says Natalie Karouna-Renier, a research ecologist at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). That means nearly all the ...

Brooks Johnson is a business reporter covering Minnesota’s food industry, agribusinesses and 3M. Chloe Johnson covers climate change and environmental health issues for the Minnesota Star Tribune.

Don't be alarmed if you didn't feel it. By the middle of the afternoon Friday, the USGS had only reports of six people having felt it. No damage was reported. It's been almost a year since the ...

Lava fountaining within Kilauea’s summit caldera has stopped after just after 7 hours today. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said that “episode 14” of the ongoing eruption ended at 1:49 p.m ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a request for information (RFI) on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) used in commerce or potentially used in consumer products ...

A class of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) could be added to Canada's list of toxic substances, but it's unlikely to have an immediate effect on communities already ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals widely used in consumer and industrial products for their durability and resistance to heat, water and stains. However, their ...