Pesticides banned from agricultural use in parts of Europe and California are still used in topical flea treatments for pets. Wildlife pays the price.

Polymers are large chemicals that are generally exempt from regulation. New evidence shows they can break down into smaller toxic chemicals, contradicting long-held assumptions of safety.

As a ‘safe’ alternative to harmful monomeric halogenated flame retardants, the use of polymeric flame retardants has surged in recent years. The authors show that polymeric flame retardants break down...

Regulation of toxic substances has long exempted synthetic chemicals made of large molecules believed too big to escape products to cause harm. A new study shows how dangerous that assumption is.

As a ‘safe’ alternative to harmful monomeric halogenated flame retardants, the use of polymeric flame retardants has surged in recent years. The authors show that polymeric flame retardants break down...

For many companies, sustainability is synonymous with carbon reduction. But with this narrow focus, companies are overlooking their chemical footprint.

Manufacturers are adding harmful flame retardants to plastic cases surrounding the lithium-ion batteries in earbuds, e-bikes, and more. They may not work.

A decades-old NHTSA vehicle flammability standard leads to the use of cancer-causing flame retardants in cars. These chemicals are added into vehicle seat foam, dashboard plastics, and more, without d...

Though PFAS and other harmful chemicals are common in chipmaking, Congress voted to exempt many federally funded chips manufacturing projects from environmental review.

Though lithium-ion batteries are a linchpin of the clean energy transition, they're made with harmful chemicals. The good news is that many of these chemicals are replaceable.