LEE — “Ipse dixit.” That’s the Latin phrase lawyers for a group of elected officials use to rebut claims that Berkshires residents “overwhelmingly” oppose a proposed PCB landfill in Lee. It means ...

Most people by now know about lead and asbestos: toxic substances found in old buildings that can cause great harm to people’s health and the natural environment. But health and environmental experts ...

NC State University closed Poe Hall, home of the College of Education and Department of Psychology, in November 2023 after tests detected toxic chemicals. The university and federal health officials ...

For years, researchers have known that the toxic chemicals known as PCBs are present in thousands of school buildings nationwide, potentially jeopardizing the health of the children who learn in them ...