Hello! I'm covering Niagara County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at Derek.Heid@wkbw.com LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) — After 75 years in Lockport, VanDeMark Chemical is set to ...

Flame retardants, plasticizers, and "forever" chemicals are common in household items like cookware and cosmetics. But these materials that people are exposed to every day have also been linked to ...

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European nations voted Friday to allow for chemical recycling to play a larger role in the production of plastic bottles, overcoming reservations about the energy-intensive technology. Under EU rules, ...

A triptych of a single image of bottles on shelves repeated, with the central image tinged greenish-yellow, with the images to the left and right appearing both less sharp and more yellow. Credit: ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The chemical industry finally got its wish. Industry ...

In their study of global chemical pollution, the researchers provide an overview of particularly problematic chemical groups, such as PFAS and pesticides, and advocate comprehensive changes to address ...

An RFE/RL investigation details Russia's manufacture and use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine. A Western-sanctioned Russian institute is making the toxic gas grenades for the war against Ukraine.

Used plastic plates, cups, forks, spoons, napkins, and bottles strewn about a grassy area Although polystyrene consumer products are incredibly common, the economics of recycling means most of this ...

The Trump administration is exempting dozens of chemical manufacturers, oil refineries, coal plants, medical device sterilizers and other polluters from Clean Air Act rules. On Thursday, the White ...

President Trump is planning to kill the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), allocating $0 for its 2026 budget. The CSB is an independent federal agency whose function is to “conduct ...

The White House is planning to eliminate the board, a small agency that investigates chemical disasters to understand what went wrong. By Hiroko Tabuchi In January 2021, after a nitrogen leak at a ...