The field of environmental studies examines the complex relationships between humans and the natural world. Like environmental science, students of environmental studies learn about ecology, biology, ...

"CAFOs are significant sources of environmental pollution with potential public health implications." ...

New research found a connection between non-smoking related lung cancer rates and benzene, which is emitted from coke ovens ...

An international study published across 34 countries shows that the biological age of the brain can be accelerated or delayed by environmental risk (air pollution, public housing conditions) and ...

Family Health Centers, Inc. in Louisville is partnering with Vanderbilt University on a long-term study that will identify environmental cancer risks in the South. The study involves a survey and asks ...

Researchers comparing maps of CAFOs with county-level disease data from California, Texas and Iowa found increased rates of ...

Children living near petrochemical plants in Louisiana have a significantly higher risk of health issues like anemia and ...

New research finds that exposure to PFAS may weaken the immune system in adults, raising new concerns about the long-term ...

The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called "a scam." But repeated scientific studies ...

A new University of Texas Medical Branch study will track thousands of Galveston residents' heart health over time.

Pesticide exposure is associated with increased cancer risk and early cellular disruption, especially in heavily exposed communities, calling for new approaches to health risk evaluation.