Chemicals & Toxics

Berlin-based company Dude Chem is attempting to shake things up in the world of pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Innovation alone will not save us from climate catastrophe. We must first acknowledge the many forms of toxicity that have contributed to our human-made emergency.

When materials such as asbestos were put into use, lead was added to paint and gasoline and we discovered the properties of PVC, we didn’t know any better. Now we do, and it is time to start acting like it.

Cancer Alley, an 85-mile stretch along the Mississippi River in Louisiana, is home to over 200 plastic and petrochemical plants — and some of the most polluted air in the U.S.

We cannot expect to transition to a sustainable circular economy by continuing to rely on toxic chemistry.

U.S. manufacturing giant moves ahead of regulators by promising to phase out harmful PFAS substances within three years.

Major net zero blueprint for the sector says transformation into 'planet-positive force' is technically feasible and would deliver huge financial and jobs benefits.

From forests ignited by shelling to wrecked factories spewing pollution to precarious nuclear plants, the long-term impacts could be profound.

This biotechnology company is disrupting the dye industry.

Twelve, a California-based startup, is turning water and carbon dioxide into critical chemicals once dependent upon fossil fuels.