The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a United States ban on the ongoing use of chrysotile asbestos -- a carcinogen that the agency estimates is linked to more than 40,000 U.S.

The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint stripper but is known to cause liver cancer ...

(FOX 5/KUSI) — In an effort to protect the health of firefighters throughout the state, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1181, a bill that bans the use of toxic, cancer-causing chemicals in ...

Colorado air regulators adopted new safety thresholds for five toxic air contaminants on Friday, marking the latest step in a multiyear regulatory process to protect neighborhoods from pollutants. The ...

A new study from Johns Hopkins University found people living near petrochemical plants in Louisiana face higher cancer risks, up to 11 times higher than what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...

The president signed an order to expand the use of AI for healing children with cancer. It comes as his administration is weakening a dozen EPA rules that reduce cancer-causing pollution. President ...