A chemical used in toys and consumer products is linked to thousands of infant deaths and millions of preterm births worldwide, a new study found.

Chemicals called PFAS may lower bone density in adolescents, a new study has found.

The Trump administration’s actions to eliminate lifesaving environmental protections would allow corporate polluters to emit more toxins and chemicals, exposing more than 2 million kids to pollutants ...

Why the most consequential childhood injuries leave no visible scar

Why the most consequential childhood injuries leave no visible scar

Babies are exposed to many more 'forever chemicals' before they're born than previously thought, new research suggests, as the potential harms of these substances continue to be investigated.

Over 100 chemicals of unknown safety were secretly added to foods and supplements without notifying the public or the FDA, a new investigation found.

Scientists and health advocates say proposed changes to a key US chemicals safety law would upend protections for children and other vulnerable populations suffering from toxic exposures, while indust...

The analysis indicated that exposure to common air pollutants is associated with accelerated cortical thinning in adolescents.

The Environmental Protection Agency will issue regulations to protect workers from phthalates, chemicals found in plastics that are linked to health problems.

An innovative study mapped preterm births, low birth weights and infant mortality to municipal water wells downstream from PFAS-contaminated sites. The results show the high cost of PFAS harm.

I lost my friend to cancer. EPA rollbacks make more losses inevitable.

A scientific study that regulators around the world relied on for decades to justify continued approval of glyphosate was quietly retracted last Friday.

Last week, Governor Murphy and six other Governors sent a petition to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) demanding that the agency include microplastics in the next Unregulated Contaminant Moni...

A large body of science has linked phthalates to a variety of serious health conditions, including premature birth and infertility.

New research has made a striking link between a mother’s exposure to “forever chemicals” during pregnancy and the shape of her child’s brain at age five. The findings offer no conclusion as to whether...

A committee of expert advisers is calling for stronger environmental regulations to protect children from plastics and other harmful chemicals, despite a dissenting industry position claiming there is...