International negotiations in Geneva have led to a major breakthrough: the addition of a new forever chemical to the ...

I worry about the health risks of PFAS “Known as ‘forever chemicals,’ PFAS found in LI water,” News, April 28] and phthalates, often used to make plastic more flexible “Plastic linked to ...

We are witnessing the early stages of a public health emergency. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), aka “forever ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced a new list of measures targeting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or ...

The EPA said the PFAS found in North Carolina, often called GenX chemicals, can be toxic to the kidney. While other types of PFAS may raise kidney cancer risk, little research has focused on the ...

As Norwalk officials weigh whether to install artificial turf fields, scientists and environmental advocates are raising ...

(A recent report by the Environmental Working Group found an estimated 800,000 Long Islanders had water with PFAS levels that fall between these two standards.) But environmental health experts ...

In pain so bad he couldn’t stand, Chris Meek was rushed to the hospital with a life-threatening ruptured gallbladder. When he emerged from surgery, he learned he had kidney cancer that ...