Citizens for a Better Environment
Citizens for a Better Environment (CBE) is an organization that works to reduce exposure to toxic substances in land, water, and air. Founded in 1971, CBE has 30,00...
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Improved laboratory testing could speed the process of checking chemicals for toxicity and reduce reliance on test animals, according to an analysis released Tuesday.The National Research Council s...
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A freight train derailed and released a cloud of toxic gas that sent at least 20 people to hospitals, an accident that touched nerves still raw more than two decades after the Chernobyl nuclear pla...
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The number of people treated for exposure to toxic smoke from a phosphorus fire more than tripled to 69 Wednesday, officials said a day after a train carrying the chemical derailed and caught fire....
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency manipulated scientific research in order to play down the danger posed by formaldehyde in trailers issued to hurricane victims, according to an investigation...
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The number of people dying from drinking methanol-laced liquor stabilized Tuesday after health officials administered a drug to neutralize the toxin in patients' blood. But authorities wa...
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An Indian company plans to burn toxic waste from the city of Bhopal, the site of the world's worst industrial disaster, despite environmentalists' objections.Bharuch Environ Infrastructure Ltd. sai...
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The latest round of tests show that a toxic algae bloom on Geist Reservoir continues with little change in the toxin's levels in the lake, a state health official said.Test results received late Fr...
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