The EPA is delaying a proposed rule that would ensure the restricted-use pesticides, atrazine and chlorpyrifos, are applied safely by adult farmworkers.

Scientists have created genetically engineered microalgae that have the potential to spread and to cause health and environmental problems.

Cancer sufferers and their relatives claim in a lawsuit that Monsanto has an “army” of online trolls who are paid to attack people who criticize the company.

A new study suggests that in teaching hospitals that restrict drug reps, doctors prescribe more generic drugs than branded drugs.

Johnson & Johnson must pay $110 million to a woman who claims her decades-long use of talc-based products caused her ovarian cancer.

The United Nations is urging countries to tax or ban single-use plastics that break down into microplastics that clog the oceans and harm marine life.

EPA head Scott Pruitt says his agency won’t ban the insecticide chlorpyrifos, despite overwhelming research showing it’s dangerous to kids and farm workers.

The number of heart attacks and strokes decreased in New York State after several cities and counties banned trans fats, according to a new study.

A new national survey shows that the majority of Americans view tobacco and alcohol use as a bigger threat than marijuana use.

After a more than month-long delay and much concern, the rusty patched bumblebee has finally been added to the endangered species list.

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine said in a lawsuit that the Los Angeles school district should not be allowed to serve hot dogs and other processed meats to students.

The FDA is cracking down on 14 companies which the agency claims is selling untested and unapproved cancer treatments online.

In North Dakota, voters passed a law legalizing medical cannabis on November, 2016 by a majority 64%, but lawmakers have been haggling over many details.

Medical marijuana is no longer illegal on college and university campuses in Arizona, but the campuses still have the option of banning it.

Researchers will test an experimental, genetically modified Zika virus vaccine on over 2,400 people, beginning in the Miami-Dade area.

Two Oregon lawmakers introduced to Congress in late March a bold package of bills that would legalize marijuana nationwide.

Legislation will be introduced in Canada the week of April 10 to legalize recreational marijuana across the country by July 2018.