Agents of Behemoth

A new study from UC Berkeley and the Silent Spring Institute reveals that household lotions and cleaning products contain toxic chemicals.

A state court has struck down permits for a Cancer Alley petrochemical plant that would have doubled emissions of cancer-causing chemicals.

Mars – the company that owns Skittles – invites its customers to “taste the rainbow” when they tear open a package and pour some of the multi-colored candies into their mouths.  However, what they’re really tasting is titanium dioxide (TiO2). 

Despite being banned since the 1970s, DDT and PCBs are still affecting wildlife today, particularly the California condor, a critically endangered species.

More than half of car seats in the U.S. tested contain toxic flame retardants or  per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals for their tendency to persist in the environment.

​From manufacturing to packaging, PFAS are getting into cosmetics, clothes, and food even when companies are not intentionally adding the chemicals.

The harrowing trail of toxic nutrients in farm country water...

Nearly three-quarters of water- and stain-resistant products contain toxic forever chemicals, a new report has found. Public health and environmental organization Toxic-Free Future tested 60 products from 10 major retailers.

The American food supply is likely riddled with far more dangerous toxins than the average consumer would anticipate, and scientists say they lack sufficient, streamlined data about the “forever chemicals” lurking...

Pepco has agreed to pay $57 million to clean up pollution in the Anacostia River after the utility company admitted to released harmful chemicals into the river...

There are likely more than 57,000 locations, with sites in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, that are contaminated with the toxic forever chemicals known as per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For oil spill response and cleanup workers, total hydrocarbons (THCs) and benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, o-, m-, and p-xylenes and n-hexane (BTEX-H) chemicals are associated with increased asthma risk...

3M Co. still faces the prospect of additional costs to resolve contamination liabilities in Belgium after reaching an agreement to clean up and remediate PFAS, the so-called forever chemicals used in many consumer goods, a government official said.

Scientists identified 3,240 potentially harmful chemicals found in “food contact materials (FCMs),” like packaging and processing equipment, utensils and reusable food containers.

One of the many negative health impacts associated with per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is immunosuppression. Now, evidence is emerging that exposure to these toxic forever chemicals may increase a person’s risk of contracting COVID-19 and experiencing a serious or potentially fatal case.

'This is a banned chemical, it's a known carcinogen — and here we are putting it on the faces of women.'...

An investigation by Greenpeace found that five sites in southern Turkey are contaminated with hazardous chemical pollutants following the illegal dumping and open burning of imported plastic waste...

Toxic chemicals used in non-stick saucepans are found in otters across England and Wales.