Tiny plastic fragments have been turning up in tap water, bottled water, and even human blood for years. Now the federal ...

We're ingesting a credit card’s worth of microplastics a week. The EPA must take stronger action to protect our water from ...

A joint effort from HHS and the EPA will examine how microplastics affect human health — and what it may take to reduce ...

The EPA’s Contaminant Candidate List identifies contaminants in drinking water not regulated under the Safe Drinking Water ...

The EPA released its latest proposed Safe Drinking Water Act Contaminant Candidate List, and HHS announced a new research program for plastics and human health ...

A water district serving the Robstown area is notifying customers after exceeding federal drinking water standards tied to ...

Citing the Trump administration’s promise to “Make America Healthy Again,” the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency placed microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a draft list of contaminants maintained ...

The Environmental Protection Agency also added microplastics to its contaminant candidate list for the first time.

There's been a lot of public is concerned about health risks from the chemicals, especially from the Make America Healthy Again movement. The agency's move doesn't in itself guarantee regulation.