The chemical contaminant 1,4 dioxane, commonly found in household and personal care products, is increasingly being detected in drinking water on Long Island at…
The Wyatt symposium honors the legacy of John P. Wyatt, M.D., and his pioneering environmental clinical research on air pollution and lung pathology. Universities and agencies from across the state have partnered to present research and practice on the environment and its impact on health. Johnnye Lewis, Ph.D., will present the noon keynote: “Partnering with Indigenous Communities on Uranium Exposure Science: From Populations to Mechanisms to Interventions.”
It took only a matter of days for the Animas River to return to its typical emerald color palette after contaminated water poured out of the Gold King Mine on Aug. 5, 2015, and turned it a mustard yel.