With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

Our thoughts are with those affected by this disaster. This incident is reminiscent of what happened in Payatas 25 years ago.

A new study explores waste management systems and reveals that achieving zero waste leakage by 2030 is unlikely, potentially jeopardizing related Sustainable Development Goals. The authors emphasize ...

It takes 200 years for polyester clothing to break down meaning that every piece of polyester clothing ever made still exists today. Even for the most conscious consumers, it can be a challenge to ...

A new study from the University shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. University of Leeds ...

From the very beginning of production, vapes are devastating for the environment. Sourcing raw materials for these products is highly resource intensive, requiring not just plastics, but heavy metals, ...

Nuclear waste is largely misunderstood, thanks to the Cold War and war movies. However, even if nuclear energy is safer than ...

To bring this fact a bit closer to home, the U.S. produced an average of 0.75 pounds of plastic waste per person each day in 2010, which is equivalent in weight to an unopened can of soda. To address ...

Antibiotic factories release resistance genes at levels 100x higher than city sewage. Pharmaceutical pollution is fueling ...

People across the globe, especially in low-income countries, continue to use solid fuels like coal, wood and plant waste for ...

A River Parishes refinery is under heightened scrutiny from state regulators after it unlawfully discharged industrial waste containing arsenic, cadmium, chromium and other toxic heavy metals into ...

Delhi aims to cut emissions through EV buses, improved waste handling, and inter-state cooperation to reduce smog and improve ...