Officials in southeastern Michigan were angry when a landfill and deep-injection wells near Detroit received contaminated soils and liquids from a train derailment in East Palestine. Resistance also ...

Greg Johnson PFAS are known as “forever chemicals” because of their persistence in the environment. The U.S. EPA is actively ...

Renewable energy waste is a growing problem due to the increasing use of solar panels and wind turbines. Improper disposal of renewable energy equipment can lead to environmental and health problems.

Plastic pollution has spread to Earth’s farthest reaches, with widespread effects on wildlife, the environment and human health. To curb this problem, U.N. member countries are negotiating a global ...

People in low-income urban communities in the Global South without access to reliable energy sources are burning the toxic ...

Although academic labs account for a tiny fraction of the hazardous wastes produced nationwide--probably less than 1 percent--they must abide by the same stringent regulations as those imposed upon ...