We are getting ready to do some remodeling in our house. Being old, it may contain lead, asbestos and formaldehyde. Could these be an issue ...

NASA’s spaceflight microbiology and environmental chemistry research monitors and analyzes microorganisms, air, and water aboard spacecraft to support crew health systems and maintain operational ...

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will offer free radon testing kits starting Thursday, Jan. 1.

A draft memo from the E.P.A. assumes a safe threshold exists for formaldehyde, upending earlier findings that there is no safe level of exposure to the carcinogen. By Hiroko Tabuchi The Trump ...

NCDHHS said radon exposure is preventable, and testing is the only way to know if you or your family is at an increased risk.

According to the Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection, the most significant source of radon in homes is the underlying soil. Radon gas can enter homes through dirt ...

Formaldehyde is a common chemical used in various industries as a disinfectant, resin precursor, and synthetic intermediate. It is volatile, highly toxic, and a key environmental pollutant with ...

In the final days of the Biden Administration, the EPA locked in a formaldehyde risk evaluation built on the Agency’s long-controversial IRIS assessment—only for the next EPA to do something genuinely ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The chemical industry finally got its wish. Industry ...

A task force of 30 part-time workers, many of whom are in recovery themselves, are handing out fentanyl testing strips and ...

The flames die down. The sirens fade. Firefighters peel off their gear, thinking the danger has passed. But in the quiet ...

Meal kits are tasty and fun but these blunders can prevent you from getting the most out of your subscription. David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more than a decade covering all things edible, ...