The Environmental Protection Agency is closely monitoring the Brine Plant after Sunday’s flooding. “There has been visible ground erosion resulting in uprooted trees at the Brine site,” Derek VanHorn, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. ( Louisiana Illuminator) – Scientists at Southeastern Louisiana University have found dangerously high levels of toxic metals and other contaminants in Lake Maurepas and have traced ...

A coalition of 16 environmental organizations formally challenged the federal government’s environmental review of the proposed South32 Hermosa mine project, citing critical flaws in the analysis.

While hundreds of Lawrence County residents are still waiting for promised settlement checks in a contaminated drinking water ...

Asbestos is linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually and causes mesothelioma as well as other cancers and has been ...

The NIH launched a five-year, $10 million research initiative to address the long-term health outcomes stemming from the train derailment on Thursday.

Think today's latest chemical scare accounts for the onslaught of children’s diseases? Think again. America has been swimming ...

The EPA plans to roll back power plant rules on emissions, reversing Biden-era climate protections and sparking public health ...

White asbestos is still used in some roofing materials, textiles, cement and is found in brake pads and other automotive parts. It is also sometimes used to make chlorine. Its usage continues despite ...

Asbestos can’t be removed from the lungs after exposure, and there are no treatments. After exposure, people are recommended ...

Thousands of Americans die each year from asbestos-related diseases, including mesothelioma—a toll that prompted the Biden ...