When the U.S. phased out PFOA, long used to make Teflon, China's production and use of the toxic chemical soared.
Although PFOA was originally developed and manufactured in the United States, it’s not just an American problem.
Chemical companies are using a trade secrets loophole to withhold the health effects of new products, preventing scientists from identifying emerging environmental threats.
While touting GenX as being a safe replacement for PFOA, DuPont filed 16 reports of “substantial risk of injury to health or the environment” about its new chemical.
After less than one full day of deliberation, a jury in Columbus, Ohio, found DuPont liable for $1.6 million in a personal injury claim over C8 contamination.
The first of 3,500 personal injury and 37 wrongful death claims against DuPont went to trial in Columbus, Ohio, this week.
The House Committee on Science wants to undermine health regulations using a strategy cooked up by tobacco industry strategists two decades ago.
The responses I received from federal employees working on climate reminded me of interviewing scientists in China. My presence inspired fear.
Donald Trump appointed an industry lobbyist and climate-change denier to head his EPA transition team. Here's where we can expect the first wave of attacks.
First DuPont spun off much of its environmental liability into a new company known as Chemours. Now the company plans to merge with Dow.
