As the most populous state in the United States, it shouldn’t be surprising to learn that California is growing. Home to Los ...

In Senegal’s gold-rich Kedougou region, women and children face serious health risks from mercury exposure used in gold processing ...

Across West Africa, mercury — a potent neurotoxin — remains the dominant method for extracting gold from ore in the region’s ...

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining is the largest global source of mercury ... Mercury can cross the placenta, putting fetuses at risk of developmental delays and birth defects.

The largest study of its kind found mothers who consumed their placenta passed on no harm to their newborn babies when compared to infants of mothers who did not consume their placenta. The joint ...

This morning the Chafee Board of County commissioners made an official proclamation highlighting the importance of awareness ...

I just remember my heart dropping,” says mom Lydia Dutcher ...