A new report from CNBC examined the problem of nuclear waste disposal, as the Trump administration plans to drastically ramp ...

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 ...

Five general principles of waste minimization apply just as well to the smaller-scale operations of research laboratories as they do to industrial settings: Chemicals can be ordered conservatively to ...

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 ...

I have a couple of fluorescent bulbs (that contain mercury) and some small batteries (that contain zinc). Both classify as hazardous waste, and when I decided to dispose of them, I had to seek out ...

Nuclear power is squarely in the spotlight once again. As my colleague Erik Funkhouser pointed out in his recent article, enthusiasm for nuclear has come and gone before. But today’s “nuclear ...

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.

Four hundred million tons of toxic waste are produced each year. Just imagine that for a moment — that’s 70 Great Pyramids of Giza combined. It’s not something most of us take into account when ...

Whatever happened to the concept of vitrifying waste? I'm pretty sure vitrified waste is the exactly subject that this article is about. It's not some sort of glowing liquid sludge (like you'd see on ...

I am proud to be one of the developers of what is today called human-centered design. That is design that always starts off understanding the needs, capabilities, and desires of people. It has four ...

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 ...

MEXICO CITYMEXICO CITY — Mountains of infectious waste, including huge piles of discarded coffins and tons of hospital garbage, are popping up across Mexico amid the coronavirus pandemic, a grisly ...