So far there have been no reported illnesses connected to the recall.
Researchers found significant levels of PFAS, which can be harmful to babies, in all 50 mothers tested. They said it's "cause for concern."
Johnson & Johnson is recalling five of its six spray sunscreens after discovering small amounts of benzene in Neutrogena and Aveeno products.
Current and former residents of San Francisco’s Treasure Island have attributed some health issues they and others experienced – including chronic coughs and cancer – to radiation exposure. The island is a former Naval site that once hosted nuclear-training exercises. But there no scientific evidence to prove a link between […]
A newly updated database from the nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG) documents nearly 280 contaminants lurking in US drinking water. Two of the most prevalent and concerning chemicals, arsenic and hexavalent chromium, were found in drinking water in all 50 states. Both chemicals are known carcinogens commonly found in California […]
Orange County tap water is “as clean as water can be,” the activist Seth Siegel writes in his new book, “Troubled Water.” Things weren’t always that way: For decades, seawater was seeping into the community’s freshwater supply, threatening to expose residents to excess sodium in their taps. But in 2008, […]
Two engineers have created a device called PathSpot that uses spectroscopy – that is to say, light – to help determine whether or not there’s bacteria on hands. They were inspired to follow this path by the E. coli outbreak at Chipotle from a few years ago. PathSpot’s co-founders say […]
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$100 billion for something that used to be free.
Nearly 780 million people worldwide do not have access to a source of clean water (water that flows through a household connection, borehole, well, or protected spring). In the US, 99.2% of the country has access to clean tap water, but many Americans chose to drink bottled water instead due […]
The next time you order drinks on a flight, you may not want to order tap water. Go with the bottled drinks to be safe. We spoke to one flight attendant who told us, “Flight attendants will not drink hot water on the plane. They will not drink plain coffee, […]
Air fresheners may leave your home smelling...
VIDEO: These days bottled water is everywhere, but does that man you should be drinking it? For some answers, we spoke with McKay Jenkins, author of the new book "ContamiNation: My Quest to Survive in a Toxic World."
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