-
Do you like the occasional Big Mac or Whopper? It turns out the packaging those fast food favorites come in contain the toxic, forever chemicals known as…
-
Michigan passed new standards for PFAS back in July, and, in August, the most strict regulations in America went into effect. On this week's "Issues of…
-
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. A group of environmentally aware and concerned students at the University of Michigan formed the group…
-
By all accounts, electric vehicles are the future. Right now, EV’s comprise a small percentage of the automotive marketplace. A new study from the Ecology…
-
Car seats are designed to keep children safe inside moving vehicles, but toxic chemicals are used to keep them flame-retardant in the manufacturing…
-
Issues Of The Environment: Tracking Climate Change Impacts In Michigan With UM's Online Mapping ToolMany cities and residents in Michigan have already begun to feel the effects of climate change. Such changes can damage the environment and public health.…
-
PFAS chemicals are being linked to more and more serious health problems. But still, it’s legal to use them in the U.S., with minor exceptions. And they…
-
Over the last half-century, PFAS chemicals have been added to the formulation of innumerable products we use on a daily basis. The manufacture and…
-
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances have been highly valued by industry as useful in a wide variety of products. But, as more studies are conducted and…
-
For those living near a trash incinerator in Detroit, the smell was awful, and the air quality just as bad. Asthma rates far exceed state averages, and…