However, we need to contend with the root causes of climate change and environmental degradation: colonialism and capitalism. These systems originally meant to kill and dispossess Indigenous people ...

PITTSBURGH—In an average week, NaTisha Washington hears from seniors forced to choose between keeping their water running or paying medical bills, moms afraid to make their baby's formula with tap ...

Lawmakers are moving to undo protections against toxic PFAS, opening the door to more exposure for service members, firefighters, and nearby communities.Shannon Kelleher reports for The New Lede.In ...

It is common to hear that food chemical regulations in the EU are more protective of human health than in the U.S. The latest example is the recent ban of four food additives in California. The ...

Everything you need to know about “forever chemicals” and how to avoid them.

PITTSBURGH — On Friday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent a letter to Norfolk Southern Railway Co. that cites additional chemicals released during the company’s Feb. 3 train ...

Sewage sludge, mulch, and slow-release fertilizers Luca Nizzetto, a research scientist at the Norwegian Institute for Water Research, began studying microplastics in agricultural soils after he ...

Researchers found that “sex reversal” was more common than expected in wild birds from multiple locations in Australia, according to a new study published in Biology Letters.In short:“Sex reversal” ...

Kristina is the Senior Editor of Environmental Health News. She also reports on environmental health and justice issues in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. Her book, "A New War On Cancer: The ...

The spikes the TCEQ monitoring team found in 2021 and 2022 are especially alarming because they weren’t recorded by the state’s closest stationary monitor, whose annual readings are used to gauge ...

The “forever chemicals” are used by the oil and gas industry, but a lack of transparency and accountability makes it impossible to know how widespread contamination could be.

The Pittsburgh District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers completed construction of the Kinzua Dam in 1965 and manages it to this day. In 1936, Congress authorized the building of the dam ...