Can China’s electric rocket launcher make Elon Musk’s chemical rockets obsolete?
The first version of Falcon 9, launched in 2010, reportedly brought the cost of reaching orbit down by…
After bold pledge, EPA shelves microplastics testing in U.S. drinking water
For the next five years, the Environmental Protection Agency has indicated it will not require public water utilities…
A new report finds few sunscreens meet safety standards
It’s time to stock up on sunscreen, but few choices on store shelves today are both safe and…
Emergency clean-up ordered at Biloela’s Essential Spill
Emergency stabilisation works have been carried out by the Department of Environment at a Biloela waste business after…
University students bioremediate Agent Orange chemicals manufactured for Vietnam War from Sydney waterways
More than 50 years after the Vietnam War, uni students are removing remnants of Agent Orange chemicals from…
Toxic chemical leak at Garden Grove aerospace firm under investigation
Several blocks in Garden Grove were evacuated Thursday afternoon as toxic chemicals spewed into the air from a…
California announces two air contaminants pose higher cancer risks than benzene
Two toxic air contaminants present in California’s ambient air, acrolein and ethylene oxide, appear to be much stronger…
Mouse plague fears deepen as chemical regulator rejects CSIRO bait research
Farmers battling the worst mouse plague they have ever seen across Western Australia say a solution is being…
Industrial chemicals have reached the middle of the oceans, new study shows
New research shows the chemicals we use to kill pests, heal our bodies and package our foods are…
Orange County residents fear herbicides are poisoning waterways
Residents concerned about the possible poisoning of Orange County waterways with herbicides have been making their voices heard…