A study finds harmful chemicals in disposable diapers

A new study revealed a number of harmful substances in diapers, including banned chemicals and the weedkiller glyphosate, which is classified by the World Health Organization as a probable carcinogen.

Childhood lead exposure linked to poor adult mental health

Previous studies have identified a link between lead and intelligence, but this study looked at changes in personality and mental health as a result of exposure to the heavy metal.

Leading researchers call for a ban on widely used insecticides

Public health experts have found there is sufficient evidence that prenatal exposure to widely used insecticides known as organophosphates puts children at risk for neurodevelopmental disorders.

Mass Die-Off of Orcas Feared Due to Chemicals Banned in the '70s

A group of industrial chemicals humans started banning decades ago could cause many of the world’s orca whale populations to collapse over the next century, an alarming new study has found.

Canada moves to ban bee-killing pesticides

The Canadian government’ has agreed to impose constraints on the crop chemicals, slowly phasing out their use over the next three to five years.

Mystery of Chlorofluorocarbon resurgence may be solved

Researchers may have found the reason for the rise in levels of CFCs in the atmosphere: factories in China that produce foam for refrigerators and buildings.

Fabric softener sales plummet, thanks to Millennials

Millennials are far more concerned about chemicals in the products they buy than their parents ever were. To them fabric softener is a big no-no, full of chemicals that coat fabrics with a light layer of lubrication.

EU chemical industry REACHes the finish line

As of midnight on May 31st 2018, data on the hazards and risks of every chemical sold in Europe is available to ensure safety.

Recycling E-Waste Adds Toxins Ito Everyday Items

Toxic chemicals such as bromine, antimony and lead are finding their way into food-contact items and other everyday products because manufacturers are using recycled electrical equipment as a source of black plastic.

Someone is producing ozone-depleting chemical again

Instead of an accelerating decline, ozone - destroying CFC-11 showed a steady drop of 2.1 parts-per-trillion each year between 2002 and 2012. Since then, its decline has actually slowed.

Hawaii May Be The First State To Ban Coral Reef-Killing Sunscreens

The bill that is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2021, will specifically prohibits the sale and distribution of sunscreens that contain oxybenzone and octinoxate.

Starbucks, other coffee companies must now have cancer warning label

A judge in California, US sided with the nonprofit that brought the case against coffee companies because of a carcinogen, acrylamide, that is produced when coffee beans are roasted.

Foods consumed dining out associated with higher levels of phthalates

Phthalates, a group of chemicals used in food packaging and processing materials, are known to disrupt hormones in humans and are linked to a long list of health problems.

Europe bans two cosmetic ingredients that are hazardous

The European Chemicals Agency has announced that the chemicals Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) and decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) will be prohibited in cosmetics, effective in January 2020.

Melting Arctic Permafrost Could Release Millions of Gallons of Mercury

The tundra of Eurasia and North America contains twice as much mercury as the rest of the world combined.