Toxic contaminants from metal mining have infiltrated hundreds of thousands of kilometers of river channels around the world, exposing about 23 million people to potentially unsafe levels of lead, ...

Rivers in Corby, home to Britain’s worst toxic waste scandal, are polluted with metals that could pose a risk to aquatic life ...

Five-gallon plastic pails holding a toxic chemical linked to cancer sat for years on the shelves of a fire department in south-central Wisconsin. Finally, in a heralded statewide cleanup, they were ...

Inquiry uncovered health problems in neighborhood near Monterrey-area plant that processes US hazardous waste ...

The West Lake Landfill has been a Superfund site since 1990. The landfill in north St. Louis holds 300,000 cubic yards of radioactive waste, left over from the nuclear weapons program. Credit: Ashford ...

Zinc Nacional will move ‘most polluting’ operations after joint investigation found heavy-metals pollution in area ...

The man tossed out key chains, bracelets, stress balls, yo-yos, and pens, all bearing the logo of Waste Management, the nation’s largest landfill operator. Just 3.8 miles from Cadena’s home, Waste ...

40 years after the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, in 12 trucks, the toxic waste finally leaves the city. At around 9.05pm, 337 tonnes of toxic waste from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal finally left on ...

Alaska might soon regulate its own hazardous waste if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency authorizes the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s new hazardous waste program. Alaska is ...

In Summary Residents in Fort Jesus, Kibera live next to informal dumpsites where waste is burned almost daily, exposing ...