Inside the Trump administration, many of America’s top regulators have deep ties to heavily polluting industries, raising ...

In September 2023, sirens blared again across Hopewell, Virginia, after oleum, commonly known as fuming sulfuric acid, leaked from the AdvanSix chemical plant. The plant, one of many big polluters in ...

The FDA is strengthening its oversight of food chemicals, signaling a shift towards a more proactive and comprehensive approach to food safety. This move comes in the wake of increasing public concern ...

The Trump administration will consider rolling back Biden-era regulations that increased safeguards for workers at chemical ...

A growing body of research suggests that everyday exposure to synthetic chemicals may be quietly fueling a public health crisis. Outdated chemical safety rules may be allowing potentially dangerous ...

WASHINGTON -- New federal rules giving the Bush administration authority for the first time to regulate and even shut down chemical plants will not overrule stricter state rules already in place, ...

On March 20, EPA announced proposed significant new use rules (SNUR) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to compel companies to report all new uses of five groups of chemicals: ...

EPA has amassed more than two dozen lawsuits over its most recent chemicals rules over the past two weeks, but intervention from a Republican-dominated Congress or the incoming Trump administration ...

The explosion released nearly a decade’s worth of emissions of the flammable and potent carcinogen ethylene oxide.

Top chemical safety officer Nancy Beck said restrictions on dangerous existing chemicals should “mitigate unreasonable risk, not all risk.” EPA’s highest ranking chemicals official signaled plans to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A growing body of research suggests that everyday exposure to synthetic chemicals may be quietly fueling a ...