It's been a rough summer for our noses. First, a putrid puddle took over West 33rd Street. Then a collapsed manhole made Brooklyn smell like poop. And now, Queens is getting in on the nose-wrinkling action, with a nauseating chemical odor from railroad tracks stinking up Middle Village. more ›

Two different chemicals are causing concern at schools citywide. One comes from inside the schools—it’s a toxin found in the window caulking of older buildings. The other is a chemical brought in by workers to strip the paint from school windows. more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] With bills to ban bottled water and New Yorkers urged to drink what's flowing from the tap, there's a good chance many of you have Sigg bottles. If only for the fact that Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood do. Well, bad news: Sigg has acknowledged the resin in bottles made before August 2008 have “trace amounts’’ of BPA (bisphenol A), prompting the Boston Globe to ask, "Et Tu, Sigg?" Not only is the controversial chemical the same one that brought Nalgene sales down, but the company has allegedly known of its presence in their bottles since 2006. more ›