Environmental Health

"A chemical used in sodas and some laxatives for years assumed safe by federal health officials might make people more prone to obesity."

"Toilets are taken for granted in the industrialized West, but still are a luxury for a third of the world's people who have no access to them, according to a report by the World Health Organization and UNICEF."

"Use of the third most popular pesticide in the U.S. is predicted to grow dramatically in the next few years."

"From Ukraine to Uruguay, Moldova to the Philippines, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its foreign affiliates have become the hammer for the tobacco industry, engaging in a worldwide effort to fight antismoking laws of all kinds, according to interviews with government ministers, lobbyists, lawmakers and public health groups in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the United States."

"Lung-damaging silica, other toxic substances kill and sicken tens of thousands each year as regulation falters".

"The Supreme Court ruled [Monday] that the Obama administration unlawfully failed to consider compliance costs before it issued its landmark power plant emission limits for mercury and other hazardous pollutants."

"The fields are heating up, there are little black rubber pellets everywhere, and feet are covered with blisters."

"East Porterville [California] saw some of the first dry wells last year. Local doctors say more people have difficulty breathing. No running water, dirtier air amplify pre-existing health issues."