The lawsuit charges that Ms. Mercado sustained a severe lung disease after consuming microwave popcorn containing the butter flavoring chemical diacetyl. The chemical is used for the aroma and taste in butter, some cheeses and snack and bakery products.

On January 20, 2010, the New York Times ran a strong editorial on the late 2008 Coal Ash Spill in eastern Tennessee criticising the closed-door nature of resulting talks to create new national standards for the disposal of coal ash

Despite a new law that bans six chemicals from children’s products and lowers the amount of lead allowed, a public interest group has found a number of toys at major retailers that contain the outlawed chemicals and illegal amounts of lead

Cigarettes contain hundreds of different strains of bacteria, which means smokers are inhaling live bacteria into their lungs, which could be one reason why they contract so many infections and chronic diseases

British Oil company “has allowed hundreds of potential hazards to continue unabated” at a Texas refinery four years after a fatal explosion”

Bloomberg News reports that Exxon Mobil Corp. has been ordered to pay $104.7 million in damages after a jury found the company liable for poisoning New York City water wells with a gasoline additive meant to improve air quality.

A new study that adds to the growing concern that prenatal exposure to the chemical bisphenol A could harm children’s development.