The world’s oceans are becoming dangerously acidic. A controversial proposal would raise the pH — by mixing chemicals into ...

Environmentalists and fishermen are pushing back against a plan from a group of scientists who want to dump more than 60,000 gallons of sodium hydroxide, more commonly known as lye, into the ocean off ...

OLDSMAR, Fla. — A hacker gained access to Oldsmar's water treatment plant, bumping the sodium hydroxide in the water to a "dangerous" level, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said. In a press ...

Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution want to dump 6,600 gallons of sodium hydroxide, otherwise known as caustic soda or lye, into the ocean off the coast of Cape Cod in an effort to ...

Minneapolis mayor says tensions in the city 'not sustainable' ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. (KGO) -- Tesla could find itself in trouble for a chemical spill in Palo Alto. It happened last Thursday at a facility on Page Mill Road. Twelve gallons of sodium hydroxide ended up ...