An EPA rule had succeeded in reducing mercury emissions from power plants by about 90%. But in an effort to boost coal power production, the Trump administration is relaxing rules.

The EPA has rolled back air quality standards for coal-burning power plants. Officials in Connecticut say this will lead to greater emissions of toxic pollutants.

Old coal power plants leave behind ash laced with toxic heavy metals, but the Trump administration has delayed deadlines for monitoring and cleanup.

As Trump moves to undo decades of work—begun by Republican President Richard Nixon—to protect people and nature from toxic chemicals, two recent pro-polluter policies are especially likely to harm his ...

The Environmental Protection Agency established rules limiting mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants in an effort to improve air quality and public health. The Trump administration just ...

I’m a huge fan of the Pennsylvania Farm Show, in all of its quirky, smelly, mullet-y goodness. You can find me with a ...

For years, people fishing along the banks of the White River that winds through Indianapolis were met by ominous signs warning about eating the fish they ...

A common shrub has a “heavenly” name, but it poses deadly risks for North Carolina birds. Nandina domestica, sometimes called ...

Newly released Epstein documents reveal previously unnoticed references to a powerful and toxic plant compound.

A single exposure to a toxic fungicide during pregnancy can increase the risk of disease for 20 subsequent generations—with inherited health problems worsening many generations after exposure. Those ...

Study finds plant poison was used on ancient arrows, pointing to sophisticated hunting methods used 60,000 years ago ...