"CAFOs are significant sources of environmental pollution with potential public health implications." ...

An international study published across 34 countries shows that the biological age of the brain can be accelerated or delayed by environmental risk (air pollution, public housing conditions) and ...

Children living near petrochemical plants in Louisiana have a significantly higher risk of health issues like anemia and ...

Family Health Centers, Inc. in Louisville is partnering with Vanderbilt University on a long-term study that will identify environmental cancer risks in the South. The study involves a survey and asks ...

New research finds that exposure to PFAS may weaken the immune system in adults, raising new concerns about the long-term ...

A JAMA study details how lead lingers in the body and how it can elevate blood pressure, harm blood vessel lining, and raise risk of heart attack.

The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called "a scam." But repeated scientific studies ...

A new scientific study, published in Nature Health, reveals a strong link between exposure to agricultural pesticides present ...

Counties with higher concentrations of large industrial livestock operations show elevated cancer rates compared with counties with fewer such facilities, according to a new peer reviewed study that ...

The field of environmental studies examines the complex relationships between humans and the natural world. Like environmental science, students of environmental studies learn about ecology, biology, ...

An open house to gather public comment on an upcoming local environmental health study runs from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, in the Butte Public Archives, 17 W. Quartz St. This phase of the ...