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The cleaning products that we use to wipe down our countertops, wash our dishes and clothes and scent our air contain potentially toxic chemicals, and they're getting into our bodies....
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A plan to kill feral camels in Australia to reduce green house gas emissions and worries about plasticizer-tainted food in Taiwan are among the recent news stories that prompted us to do double......
In a fast-moving virtual conference Tuesday, 60 water experts shared their thoughts on the past, present and future of this growing challenge. Here are 10 memorable quotes that caught our......
Research from the National Restraurant Association finds 65 percent of U.S. restaurants recycle, while a surprising 13 percent compost their food waste....
A framework to enhance business understanding of the benefits and value of fresh water, food and other ecosystem services.
Swiss researchers have discovered that toxic mineral oils from recycled newspapers was being absorbed in foods commonly packaged in cartons made from recycled cardboard....
Even plastic-containing products claiming to be BPA-free can still leach chemicals with estrogenic activity (EA), according to a new study published in the Environmental Health Perspectives......
A major report from a group of Chinese NGOs accuses the technology giant of 'dodging' questions about its green credentials and workers' rights....
Putting up a fake plastic tree covered in tiny lights may make your holiday green in the color sense, but not so much in terms of the environment....
The 3.37 billion pounds of toxic chemicals released in 2009 represents of 40 percent drop compared to 2001, the EPA said in its analysis of the 2009 Toxic Release Inventory unveiled Thursday....
An examination of male Chinese factory workers found those with high BPA levels in their urine were up to four times more likely to have poor sperm quality, although urine BPA was not linked to......
New research suggests total daily human exposure to bisphenol A, a chemical that mimics estrogen and has been linked to health problems in fetuses, infants and children, is probably much higher......
BPA is now a poster child example of a substance that can pose a reputational hazard for companies. Triclosan could become, as Yogi Berra might say, a case of "déjà vu all over......
The industrial chemical Bisphenol A, which has been linked to developmental and reproductive problems and mimics estrogen, is present in roughly 91 percent of the Canadian population,......
Toshiba, Samsung and Dell have all taken a hit in the latest quarterly rankings on green electronics for failing to meet their self-imposed deadlines on removing toxic chemicals from their......
Walmart agreed to pull a line of toxic cadmium-laced jewelry from its shelves on Wednesday within hours of a press report suggesting the company sold the wares despite knowing they were tainted......
A new report reveals a slew of popular perfumes on the market include secret ingredients not disclosed on the label. Is it a reason for alarm?...
Given the turbulent ride the financial services sector has recently endured, it seems counter-intuitive that anyone in the sector would devote special attention to environmental matters. Yet that......
Washington state has passed a law requiring makers of compact fluorescent light bulbs to pay for the recycling of lighting products that contain mercury. Maine, which already has a similar program......
Procter & Gamble is reformulating its Herbal Essences shampoos to reduce the amount of a carcinogenic chemical in them.
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A coalition of environmental and advocacy groups staged a red carpet event this week to spotlight a slew of what they call "bad actors" -- pervasive toxic chemicals that consistently......
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