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Associate Professor of Planning Ladd Keith spent two weeks in northeastern India teaching faculty and students about planning for extreme heat and helping to develop curricula for two new courses.

Following a Times investigation, a state lawmaker is proposing the first health-based standards for assessing smoke contamination after wildfires.

State scientists were checking private drinking water wells across Wisconsin for a widely used family of harmful chemicals called PFAS.

Washington's groundbreaking law to protect millions of people from a sneaky point of exposure to a toxic chemical has gone into effect, according to a release.

People who are exposed to certain forever chemicals may be at greater risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to new research.

The U.S. Department of Energy used the Federal Power Act on Monday to allow data centers within the regional grid operated by PJM Interconnection, including those in Virginia, to use generators at PJM’s discretion through Jan. 31. The allowance comes amid PJM’s record forecasts and demands for electricity and heat during freezing temps.

Women veterans from the Gulf War may be three times as likely to experience early menopause as a result of harmful environmental exposures during service, according to a study.

As the University of Arizona Superfund Research Center (UA SRC) begins its thirty-sixth year, it returns to the stewardship of the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, under the leadership of Xinxin Ding, PhD, department head of Pharmacology and Toxicology. With the recent renewal of this grant, the center received $15M over the next five years to continue addressing the unique human health risks encountered in the US Southwest, where distinct geological and climatic attributes affect human health and its exposure to a variety of toxicants, especially arsenic.

Melissa Furlong spoke with Tim Swindle, professor emeritus of Planetary Science at the University of Arizona about the health of the California firefighters.