Bald eagles once neared extinction in Maryland due to DDT. Now, thanks to conservation efforts, their population has soared ...

Charles Wurster, a scientist whose battle to ban pesticides helped save the bald eagle and other endangered bird species, and led to the founding of the Environmental Defense Fund, one of America ...

A widespread and commonly used pesticide that has been called “the new DDT” has been found in elevated levels in some of the state’s largest rivers, causing potential harm to aquatic ...

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Study in mice suggests potential for probiotic treatment. Although previous research has linked pesticide exposure to harmful ...

Recent data show pesticide residues reach household dust and bathing linens, exposing residents to enduring health risks.

The commonly used pesticide has been found in elevated levels in some of the state’s largest rivers, causing potential harm to aquatic ecosystems and human health.

In a sobering update Thursday, researchers shared their latest findings on the legacy of DDT ocean dumping off the L.A. coast — which turned out to be even more widespread than expected.

Two articles in the July 29 issue of The Lancet, a respected British medical journal, make a surprising and passionate case for DDT, the pesticide banned in the Western world in the 1970s.

Some legal cannabis growers in Washington state who were ordered to halt operations in April over concerns about pesticide contamination are getting back to business.

A partial ban on rat poisons and other pesticides used in lawn care was advanced by the Connecticut Senate on Thursday, but only after the bill’s sponsors agreed to several changes sought by the ...