When people consider what causes high blood pressure, they often think of lifestyle factors, such as eating salty foods, lack of exercise or smoking. However, an unexpected source of salt might also ...

This week, the City of Baltimore’s public water system cut fluoride levels in its drinking water nearly in half. It’s a response to strains in the supply chain caused by the conflict in the Middle ...

LEE COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - A Notice of Violation has been issued in Lee County as of Wednesday, April 8, after the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) discovered that Lee County Utilities Authority ...

For the first time, the US Environmental Protection Agency is including microplastics and pharmaceuticals on the list of drinking-water contaminants that the agency is considering for regulation. EPA ...

Tiny fragments of plastic have been found in nearly every organ in the body, including the brain and lungs. For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency is adding these microplastics to a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Federal health and environmental officials announced a $144-million effort to study microplastics in human bodies ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to propose to study microplastics and pharmaceuticals in what could be the first step toward drinking water limits for these substances. The Trump ...

COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. (WRIC) — Colonial Heights distributed safe drinking water to residents Thursday after a boil water advisory was issued Wednesday due to a waterline break. On Thursday, April 2, ...

The move drew praise from leaders of the Make America Healthy Again movement who had recently criticized the agency’s handling of toxic chemicals. By Hiroko Tabuchi and Maxine Joselow Maxine Joselow ...

SAN DIEGO — Seabirds have been washing up dead on local beaches in San Diego since February, and experts say the likely cause is a mass starvation event tied to unusually warm ocean water. “We believe ...

We’re all about optimizing our lives and daily habits to better our health. And though we can go overboard with some things (we might be reaching protein-maxxing fatigue; watch this space), when it ...