The EPA has limits on only six types, which Southerland says act as “surrogates” for the 15,000 other forever chemicals that could show up in drinking water. “If a drinking water system ...

The second Trump administration is gearing up for a seismic shift in environmental policy—one that critics argue could open ...

The chemical and consumer products sectors are sending lawyers and lobbyists to DC to protect their investments.

A Clean Water Act provision meant to prevent weakening environmental standards once set poses a significant challenge to ...

Administrator Lee Zeldin recently questioned new limits on the chemicals in drinking water. A strict "anti-backsliding" ...

In Lawrence, officials don’t think there’s much risk of harmful chemicals getting into the nutrient-rich sludge that’s ...

This week in design, viewers were on the edge of their seats for the plot-twisting finale of HBO’s The White Lotus—meanwhile, ...

Overall, the rules are expected to significantly reduce Americans’ exposure to forever chemicals and the EPA’s decisions ... its goal of reducing regulations on industry or protecting ...

A host of officials leading the agency’s biggest programs come with backgrounds lobbying or litigating against their offices’ ...

The Narragansett lab tackles emerging water pollution problems, including PFAS, microplastics, and toxic algal blooms.

Mass firings and regulatory rollbacks come as scientists routinely determine pollution is far more damaging than previously ...