Hennepin County’s long-range plan to shut down the facility, known as the HERC, isn’t nearly fast enough for some residents.

The question of what to do with Montgomery County's trash is complicated, but when all factors are weighed, writes Lauren ...

Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive material split, emitting neutrons.

Amid ongoing federal enforcement actions, local help groups have formed to support immigrant families scared to leave their ...

China’s cities have long struggled with the challenge of being overwhelmed by trash. In early 2020, the country’s largest landfill site — Jiangcungou Landfill in Xi’an, capital of the northwestern ...

Spokane has one last chance for grace from a state program that penalizes the city’s solid waste emissions unlike anywhere else in Washington. Without action from the state, the city could be forced ...

The City of Salisbury’s Department of Infrastructure and Development, in coordination with the Field Operations Department, has installed the new "trash nets" on municipal stormwater outfall pipes to ...

The city of Salisbury, Maryland, has installed new "trash nets" on stormwater pipes to reduce waterway pollution. These nets are designed to capture floatable debris like plastic bottles and wrappers ...

Lee and Collier counties in Southwest Florida use different methods to manage household waste. Lee County burns its trash in a waste-to-energy incinerator, powering about 30,000 homes annually.