Multiple countries including the United States called Monday for a worldwide ban on mercury-based dental amalgams by 2030, at a meeting of signatories to a treaty on limiting the toxic metal. "It's ...

A global mercury summit in Geneva has faced criticism from environmental and Indigenous groups for failing to act on mercury use in small-scale gold mining, the world’s top source of ...

Three decades of data from UK harbour porpoises show mercury is still increasing despite a global treaty to reduce it.

The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland is the most well-known example — 18th and 19th century hat makers used mercury in the ...

A study of 738 UK harbour porpoises (1990–2021) shows mercury levels rising about 1% annually, nearly doubling since the ...

In 2017, a new global treaty was meant to bring mercury pollution under control. But three decades of data from UK harbor ...

Our findings highlight that mercury ins’t just a historical problem. It is a current, growing pressure on marine mammals that ...

Gold-mining equipment operates in water near a river bank with trees in the background. Illegal gold mining along the Madre de Dios River near Puerto Maldonado in the Amazon River basin of Peru.

Amritsar: In a major environmental health initiative, the Punjab Health Systems Corporation (PHSC) has mandated a complete ...

As worry mounts about health risks from exposure to ‘forever chemicals,’ Virginia communities push for testing and limits for biosolids.

U.S. Should End Amalgam Use Now, Consumers for Dental Choice urges  GENEVA, Nov. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The nations of the world have enacted an end to dentistry's notorious and toxic amalgam era.

Importers of electronics will be required to submit a manifest to Nema at least 30 days before shipment, listing the brand, ...