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A firefighting foam has been linked to a group of chemicals known to be harmful to infants, toddlers and pregnant women. But it is still kept on hand because firefighters say they don’t have effective alternatives.
Stew of persistent organic pollutants harms their ability to reproduce.
The persistent contaminant is a problem, even though it has replaced a different flame retardant that is more troublesome.
Collaboration between citizens and oil companies could reduce the risk of future environmental disasters.
Company president gets 30 days in jail, 240 days community service and must pay restitution.
Mid-Michigan will be using a $500 million dollar grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate so-called “brownfield” sites for environmental and health hazards.
Michigan’s bald eagles are among the most contaminated birds on the planet when it comes to phased-out flame retardant chemicals in their livers, according to new research.
Removal of dam rids community of another ugly reminder of decades-long cleanup that is still ongoing.
A milestone for St. Louis! Construction crews are in the process of removing a metal sheet pile wall from the Pine River near the Velsicol superfund site.
Blood and urine of volunteers were tested for PCBs, pesticides, mercury, lead and cadmium as part of federal health study.