Hazardous waste includes substances that are solids, liquids and gases. The EPA definition of hazardous waste includes substances that possess a hazardous characteristic (e.g. toxic, ignitable, ...

The Trump administration is proposing to extend the life of some coal plants and their controversial waste-disposal practices. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed Tuesday to allow as ...

As of July 3, 2023, the process for waste pickup requests transitioned to an online platform: Environmental Health and Safety Assistant (EHSA). EHSA is used to submit waste for chemical, biological, ...

As global e-trash accelerates, informal waste economies have sprung up in many places, creating serious health hazards and questioning the usefulness of the Basel convention on controlling ...

How much pollution a facility engaged in production or resource extraction emits isn’t just based on its location, its industry or the type of work it does. That’s what our team of environmental and ...

A state environmental oversight board voted unanimously to rescind a controversial proposal that would have permitted California municipal landfills to accept contaminated soil that is currently ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aerial view of Atalco refinery covered in red dust with shipping dock on Mississippi River The Atlantic Alumina, a.k.a. Atalco, ...