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The Ohio train derailment is a "wake-up call" for the reality of vinyl chloride's role in human and environmental health, experts say.

This study examined the association between cognitive function and three neighborhood ‘disamenities’ that may pose local barriers to utilizing community resources and increase risk for cognitive decline. Using national data from 21,165 urban- and suburban-dwelling Black and white adults (mean age: 67 years) in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study, we assessed global cognitive function through a factor score of five cognitive screening test...

After federal legislation reduced red tape, military families who were exposed in past decades to drinking water laced with industrial solvents, benzene and other toxic chemicals at Camp Lejeune continue to file claims. They have until August 2024 to do so, under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act. The contamination happened from the 1950s to the 1980s. ...

Wayne State University has received an $11 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate how volatile organic compounds contribute to preterm births. The five-year grant will be used to fund the Center for Leadership in Environmental Awareness and Research, where scientists will study the link between volatile organic compounds and preterm births in the City of Detroit. One goal is to create new ways to pinpoint the sources of industrial pollutants, and develop ways to mi...

On December 5, EPA published in the Federal Register its long-anticipated proposal to eliminate the "de minimis" exemption for reporting small quantities released of per- and polyfluoroalkyl...

Nearly every person in the United States has been exposed to per- and polyfluorinated alky substances (PFAS) at some point in their life.

Nearly every person in the United States has been exposed to per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) at some point in their life. These “forever che

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed to modify Toxic Release Inventory reporting to increase reporting for listed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances PFAS by identifying them as Chemicals of Special Concern. EPA proposed to expand supplier notification requirements.

UK Superfund Research Center researchers are working collaboratively with community partners to protect Kentuckians from environmental exposures to PFAS.

On December 5, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to modify Toxic Release Inventory reporting to increase reporting for listed per- and polyfluoroalkyl...