chemical regulation
Firefighters wear wristbands to track harmful exposures
As wildfires increasingly burn through urban areas, researchers are equipping firefighters with silicone wristbands to measure their exposure to hazardous chemicals released from burning buildings and vehicles.
Insiders warn how dismantling federal agencies could put science at risk
Ethanol plant spills harmful wastewater into Philippine marine reserve
A collapsed wastewater pond at a Philippine ethanol distillery released millions of gallons of chemical-laden water into Bais Bay, endangering marine life in the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape and disrupting livelihoods across nearby fishing communities.
Federal courts divided, so far, on Trump’s environmental retreat
Gulf South residents and green groups sue Trump and EPA over toxic air pollution exemptions
Will science journalism funders step up or retreat?
With the Wenner-Gren Foundation pulling support for Sapiens and other outlets shuttering, science journalism faces renewed financial uncertainty amid shifting philanthropic priorities and federal research cuts under the second Trump administration.
Opinion: California farmworkers face dual threats from extreme heat, pesticide exposure
As California’s summers grow hotter, farmworkers are enduring the twin dangers of extreme heat and pesticide exposure—conditions that current regulations fail to address in combination.
















