Agents of Behemoth

The dangerous substances were found in the muscle and liver samples of six Bigg's killer whales and six southern resident killer whales, its endangered cousin.

Pepco has agreed to pay $57 million to clean up pollution in the Anacostia River after the utility company admitted to released harmful chemicals into the river...

There are likely more than 57,000 locations, with sites in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, that are contaminated with the toxic forever chemicals known as per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For oil spill response and cleanup workers, total hydrocarbons (THCs) and benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, o-, m-, and p-xylenes and n-hexane (BTEX-H) chemicals are associated with increased asthma risk...

3M Co. still faces the prospect of additional costs to resolve contamination liabilities in Belgium after reaching an agreement to clean up and remediate PFAS, the so-called forever chemicals used in many consumer goods, a government official said.

Scientists identified 3,240 potentially harmful chemicals found in “food contact materials (FCMs),” like packaging and processing equipment, utensils and reusable food containers.

One of the many negative health impacts associated with per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is immunosuppression. Now, evidence is emerging that exposure to these toxic forever chemicals may increase a person’s risk of contracting COVID-19 and experiencing a serious or potentially fatal case.

'This is a banned chemical, it's a known carcinogen — and here we are putting it on the faces of women.'...

Plastics contain thousands more chemicals than previously estimated, raising concerns about consumer safety and pollution.

As countries work to ban more and more PFAS, focus is shifting to how to remove the ones already out there...

A new study from UC Berkeley and the Silent Spring Institute reveals that household lotions and cleaning products contain toxic chemicals.

A state court has struck down permits for a Cancer Alley petrochemical plant that would have doubled emissions of cancer-causing chemicals.

Mars – the company that owns Skittles – invites its customers to “taste the rainbow” when they tear open a package and pour some of the multi-colored candies into their mouths.  However, what they’re really tasting is titanium dioxide (TiO2). 

Despite being banned since the 1970s, DDT and PCBs are still affecting wildlife today, particularly the California condor, a critically endangered species.

More than half of car seats in the U.S. tested contain toxic flame retardants or  per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals for their tendency to persist in the environment.

​From manufacturing to packaging, PFAS are getting into cosmetics, clothes, and food even when companies are not intentionally adding the chemicals.