Marine scientists have discovered a toxic waste dump in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California that includes more than 25,000 barrels of highly toxic, widely banned pesticide DDT. According to ...

Just 10 miles off the coast of Los Angeles lurks an environmental disaster over 70 years in the making, which few have ever heard about. That is, until now, thanks to the research of a University of ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. In 1945, Rachel Carson, then a marine biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, developed an interest in DDT, a powerful pesticide used to eliminate ...

At least six cases of fatal DDT poisoning have been reported; numerous nonfatal cases are on record. DDT has, indeed, been getting into dairy products: the Department of Agriculture recently issued a ...

The pesticide’s defenders consider the dangers vastly exaggerated, although DDT poisoning can cause tremors and convulsion in man. “There isn’t anything that doesn’t have some toxic effect,” insists ...

Researchers from the University of Georgia examined dead eagles from 2014 to 2018 across the country. Of the 133 eagles autopsied, the study found 109, or 82 percent, had detectable levels of rat ...

There is an insecticide threatening the health of birds in Connecticut and the Connecticut Audubon Society hopes 2025 will be the year the state further restricts its use. “The evidence could hardly ...