CYPRESS, Calif. (AP) — California shouldn't weaken hazardous waste rules to allow local landfills to accept toxic dirt that currently goes to two specialized disposal sites in the Central Valley ...

Wayne Disposal Inc., one of the largest hazardous waste landfills in the country, is seeking to further expand its facility in Wayne County's Van Buren Township. The landfill's acceptance of toxic ...

Prosecutors called Thursday for Sweden's self-proclaimed "Queen of Trash" and four others to be jailed for six years for illegally dumping toxic waste, as the country's biggest environmental crime ...

The owner of a now-defunct Ventura County dry cleaning operation has been ordered to pay more than $30,000 for dumping 110 gallons of hazardous waste in Los Angeles County, officials announced ...

To curb Nigeria’s growing toxic waste crisis, the federal government has launched a new initiative to strengthen the country’s capacity for sound chemicals and waste management. The special ...

'They’re coming in as we speak — nuclear waste from out of state is coming from other facilities.' VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — Residents and local ...

The owners of a recycling plant accused of exposing South L.A. high school students to toxic waste and metal projectiles for decades will spend several days in jail after a judge determined they ...

Since at least Sunday, 15 black barrels with neon-yellow toxic-waste symbols have been sitting at the corner of South 6th Avenue and St. Helens Avenue. Their origin was unknown Tuesday afternoon ...

In the Zambian city of Kabwe, children suffer severe health effects due to lead poisoning because of extreme pollution from the toxic lead waste of a former mine. Zambia’s government is ...

Read Part I of this story here. YUKON, Pa.—When government inspectors arrived at the hazardous waste landfill here in 2023, they found themselves in a barren and alien landscape carved from ...