On Capitol Hill today, politicians are holding yet another hearing about the risks of mercury. This one focuses on the metal's use in dental fillings. It's part of the latest wave of concern about ...

Contractors work from a barge on Onondaga Lake to place pipes near the lake bottom to inject an agricultural fertilizer that helps keep toxic mercury from drifting up into the lake. Working with the ...

Most small communities with serious nitrate problems can’t afford expensive water treatment plants. That means the communities, made up largely of low-income families who work the fields, end up ...

Charles Driscoll, Ph.D. is with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Syracuse University and David Matthews, Ph.D,, and Steven Effler, Ph.D are with the Upstate Freshwater ...

Heavy metals get a bad rap. For the most part, it is deserved because they are usually toxic. Except when they aren't. You have probably consumed a whole lot of at least one or two of them, yet you ...

Compliance with one of the latest federal environmental regulations, the Effluent Limitations Guidelines (ELG), can be both costly and complicated. A newly available option offers features and ...

The cause of nitrate problems at Marchi’s Central Farm is no mystery to county public health officials. It was noted several times over the years, including a water-system inspection record from 2004.