PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of human-made chemicals found in everything from food packaging to ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday released a strategy for reducing contamination from PFAS, a group of more than 9,000 compounds that have been dubbed “forever chemicals” for their ability ...

Associated PressAssociated Press — Authorities in Denmark are working against the clock to stop a slow-moving landslide of contaminated soil from reaching a nearby water source as public officials and ...

WASHINGTON — For more than 50 years the Army has turned current and former defense training sites into environmentally safe areas for Soldiers and their families, installation staff and the ...

The recycling world has become a dangerous maze of good intentions gone wrong. What many people don't realize is that contamination rate in recycling bins is estimated at around 16-25%, with some ...

For more than a century, a lead smelter and other factories in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, spewed toxic dust across the city, contaminating the soil and causing lead poisoning. The U.S. Environmental ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Authorities in ...

The area affected by a landslide of several million tonnes contaminated soil is pictured, near the village of Oelst, near Randers, Denmark, Thursday Jan. 25, 2024. On Monday, Prime Minister Mette ...