Citing an alarming increase in childhood neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a group of scientists, health professionals, and children’s health advocates is calling for increased monitoring,…

(SACRAMENTO) — Governor Jerry Brown has signed AB 2892, a bill by Assemblymember Luis A. Alejo (D-Salinas) and the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee that will protect agricultural workers (more…)

A top U.S. military official confirmed to a Senate committee late Thursday that the Islamic State used a rocket containing mustard gas against U.S. troops in Iraq. The news came…

PUEBLO – Destroying the nation’s stash of World War II-era chemical weapons is nasty work, and after decades of delays, the Army is using robots to start the job inside…

When the Zika virus hit Miami Beach last month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it wasn't even possible to spray pesticides over Miami Beach because the buildings…

DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Army plans to start operating a $4.5 billion plant next week that will destroy the nation's largest remaining stockpile of mustard agent, complying with an…

The latest statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture reveal that Americans’ appetite for locally grown, organic food is growing. Consumers want to know where their food comes from and…

When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tried to spray naled, a controversial pesticide used to kill mosquitoes, over Puerto Rico to stamp out the Zika virus last…

  The open burning and detonation of munitions is highly toxic to humans and the environment, and is banned in Canada and many European countries. Now, a decades-long effort by…