Thousands of Americans have been warned that their drinking water has elevated levels of a contaminant, lead, posing a ...

Often overlooked as a dimension of the health effects of war, the impacts of conflict on the environment are gaining increasing attention. Rebecca Sers reports.

Gov. JB Pritzker should sign a bill that permits a person filing a case in an Illinois court to include out-of-state ...

Hundreds of thousands of residents are served by the affected systems. City officials must monitor and mitigate the PFAS in ...

Every Chicago ZIP code appears on an Illinois Department of Public Health list requiring that children be tested for lead exposure.

They want the fossil fuel industry — instead of Illinois taxpayers — held responsible for funding green, resilient ...

When Michael Flores paid $20,000 to remove asbestos from his attic, he didn’t expect to find the toxic material still there — ...

The Sterigenics subsidiary of Broadview Heights-based Sotera Health Co. (Nasdaq: SHC) has settled more ethylene oxide claims ...

Friday's train derailment resulted in a "significant hazardous materials spill," Mount Carmel Mayor Joe Judge told Newsweek.

ITS Environmental Services, a top provider of blood cleanup services in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Oregon, Illinois, ...

Another round of excessive heat is on the way through much of the United States next week, with heat indices predicted to reach 110 degrees Fahrenheit ...

The Illinois General Assembly passed seven bills that expand the ability of professionals to work in Illinois. Lawmakers need ...