A chemical suspected of being a carcinogen that was removed from children’s pajamas decades ago is prevalent in baby’s products made with polyurethane foam, new research shows.

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Chemical Suspected in Cancer Is in Baby Products

While the city posted the results of PCB tests on school air samples last year, it left out the results of tests on lighting ballasts and caulk, a public interest group says.

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Green: Group Faults New York on PCB Disclosures

New York’s 10-year plan to replace school-building light fixtures that are leaking toxic chemicals should be hastened, the Environmental Protection Agency said.

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E.P.A. Rejects City Timeline on PCBs

An author suggests that human evolution may explain why people reject scientific conclusions that counter their instinctive belief that someone or something is out to get them.

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Green: Are We Hard-Wired to Doubt Science?

A nonstick pan with a “green” ceramic coating reassures a home chef.

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Green: Nonstick Nirvana, Without Toxic Risks

Aren’t bath salts supposed to be calming? A new wave of addicts are smoking, injecting, and snorting bath salts that provide the same effects as methamphetamines. The salts contain the chemicals mephedrone and methylenedioxypyrovalerone, also known as…

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Bath Salts the Latest Drug Problem

The nominee for state environment commissioner has been quoted as urging caution in state decisions on fracking, a controversial type of natural gas drilling.

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Green: Cuomo Chooses Environmental Chief

If you’re tired of all the chemicals and synthetic fragrances in most store-bought creams and lotions, you might want to consider making your own. Most people think that making creams and body lotions is difficult but it’s actually fairly easy. I frequently make my own and give them as gifts to friends and family members who seem to love them.

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Make your own natural body lotion