Image Wildfires mobilize soil pollutants Dec. 18, 2025 Climate-amplified wildfires have been studied to mobilize soil pollutants, as well as their other harmful features. Read more
Image Reevaluating PFAS exposure risks from marine fish Dec. 18, 2025 A modeling analysis suggests that legacy PFAS in marine fish have declined on a global scale Read more
Image University of Arizona researchers earn $4.8M NSF grant to build the next generation air quality model Dec. 9, 2025 Dr. Ave Arellano Jr., a professor in the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Arizona, his research team, and three peer institutions have received a $4.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund research on how pollution and wildfire smoke are tracked, forecasted and communicated. Read more
Image New research links health impacts related to 'forever chemicals' to billions in economic losses Dec. 8, 2025 The negative health impacts from contamination by so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking water costs the contiguous U.S. at least $8 billion a year in social costs, a University of Arizona-led study has found. Read more
Image University of Arizona and South32 Launch Community Health Impact Assessment in Santa Cruz County Dec. 2, 2025 Researchers from the University of Arizona, in partnership with South32 Hermosa, have launched a comprehensive Health Impact Assessment (HIA) to better understand and protect the health of local Arizona communities as the Hermosa project advances. Read more
Image Are there forever chemicals in your water? Here's the latest data. Dec. 2, 2025 Public drinking water systems that have recently submitted test results for forever chemicals to the Environmental Protection Agency. Read more
Image U of A secures grant to combat hazardous dust effects from mines Dec. 1, 2025 The University of Arizona has received a five-year federal grant of $14.8 million to help understand and mitigate health threats of dust from mine tailings and associated hazardous fungal spores, specifically within mining communities. Read more
Image SWEHSC Attends the Annual EHSCC Conference Nov. 18, 2025 SWEHSC members gathered with other Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers in Kentucky. Read more
Image Recycling Lead for U.S. Car Batteries Is Poisoning People Nov. 18, 2025 This is what the auto industry wants people to see: sparkling factories turning reclaimed lead into batteries. But in Africa’s lead recycling capital, reality looks very different, but the factories have started to poison people. Read more
Image U of A, NYU and Harvard experts lead process to codify world’s first global standard on Indigenous Peoples’ data Nov. 17, 2025 The standard, which advises scientists and professionals how to record provenance for data about and from Indigenous Peoples’ nations, communities and territories, is the first of its kind and takes effect during Native American Heritage Month in the US. Read more