For decades, Republican lawmakers and industry lobbyists have tried to chip away at the small program in the Environmental Protection Agency that measures the threat of toxic chemicals. Most people ...
Mosquito season is returning to the Northeast, and with it comes not only a surge in buzzing pests but also perennial debates about whether spraying them is safe. At the center of this controversy is ...
The Environment Agency says "initial data" does not indicate a major impact on fresh water.
Disinfecting drinking water prevents the spread of deadly waterborne diseases by killing infectious agents such as bacteria, ...
WQC are ambient water quality conditions deemed protective for the use established for a waterbody. They must specify maximum concentrations of pollutants that may be present in the water without ...
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...
(Beyond Pesticides, September 12, 2025) A team of Argentinian researchers conducted a study published in Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology of the combined effects of the herbicide glyphosate ...
Researchers used an AI model to predict toxicity of more than 1,100 drinking water disinfection byproducts, identifying many ...
A committee of the National Research Council (NRC) will conduct a two-part study to assess and advance current approaches to toxicity testing and assessment to meet regulatory data needs. In the first ...