The news that healthy life expectancy is in decline in Britain exposes a serious truth about the state we’re in, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty ...

DALTON, Ga. — Lisa Martin watched the creek beside the Mohawk Industries mill run red with carpet dye. It was one of her first days as a planning manager at Mohawk in 2005, and she tried to hide her ...

In Northwest Georgia, the global hub of carpet manufacturing, a decades-long fight over “forever chemicals” is reshaping how communities think about what’s in their floors and their drinking water.

DALTON, Ga. — Bob Shaw glared at the executives from the chemical giant 3M across the table from him. He held up a carpet sample and pointed at the logo for Scotchgard on the back. “That’s not a logo, ...