Every day, the average American throws away over 4.9 pounds of trash. Much of this could be reused, repaired, or reimagined. Waste reduction and upcycling (or reuse) are two powerful ways to save ...

A decade ago, Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection published a study on radioactivity in the oil and gas industry, motivated by fears that increasing volumes of toxic fracking waste ...

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[LINN COUNTY, Iowa] — The Linn County Solid Waste Agency landfill and recycling location in Marion will be closed on Friday. The closure is due to the forecasted extreme wind and wind direction. The ...

HARRISBURG, Pa.- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has concluded that water runoff coming from the state's landfills does not pose a radiation risk to residents. On Friday, ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct cleanup reviews at eight National Priorities List Superfund sites across Michigan, including three in suburban Detroit. The Detroit-area ...

Oregon regulators on Wednesday issued a more than $3 million penalty to the Republic Services subsidiary operating the Coffin Butte Landfill near Corvallis. The civil penalty recovers the economic ...

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined Coffin Butte Landfill $3.02 million for 10 serious air quality violations. It is the largest fine in agency history and comes after years of ...

Audience members shout down Benton County Commissioners over landfill expansion vote. The state is fining the owners of Coffin Butte Landfill the largest penalty for environmental violations in the 50 ...

Since joining the EU in 2007, Romanians might’ve expected the country to have cleaned up its waste management practices by now. Yet it still relies on landfills, ranks last in recycling rates, and is ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- An attorney for plaintiffs in a lawsuit targeting the Eco-Vista Landfill in Tontitown claims the case is about mismanagement that began in recent years. That puts the blame solely on ...