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By the time the scuba dive boat sank off the Southern California coast after catching fire, 34 people had been killed in the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history.

Pumpkins are a staple of Halloween decorations across the country but could land you with a £5,000 fine

Airport users of firefighting foams containing PFAS compounds face a legacy of contamination from the so-called 'forever chemicals.'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hopes to begin environmental remediation efforts at residential properties near Hammond’s former Federated Metals smelting facility in 2025. “I think the 2025 field season is ambitious,” project manager Leslie Patterson told attendees of a Wednesday informational meeting held by the agency at Whiting High School. “That’s our target though. If we ...

The National Park Service wants you to wash your hands at the Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark, a toxic Superfund site within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.

Pumpkins are a staple of Halloween decorations across the country but could land you with a £5,000 fine

In 2021, we alerted our readers to a concerning expansive TSCA proposed reporting requirement that could apply to a range of manufacturers and importers of products containing PFAS,...

Since early 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency has pursued authority to establish a rule designating PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) as “hazardous substances” under...

Companies should take note and be prepared to respond quickly to more—and more aggressive—EPA enforcement, on the heels of two new enforcement initiatives announced by David Uhlmann...

"A Toxic Mess: Seattle's Gas Works Park and the Politics of Environmental Cleanup" is Amber Wong's personal and bureaucratic history of the polluted park.