Toxic contaminants from metal mining have infiltrated hundreds of thousands of kilometers of river channels around the world, exposing about 23 million people to potentially unsafe levels of lead, ...

A Jersey Shore environmental group says damage from decades of toxic waste dumping at one of America's most notorious pollution sites caused $1 billion worth of damages. Trees are reflected in the ...

The city houses one of the largest dry cleaning Superfund sites in the U.S. And yet almost no one knows. What few locals know, let alone tourists, is that the city also houses one of the largest dry ...

A new environmental lawsuit puts a spotlight on what critics describe as Ohio’s dangerous love affair with fracking, highlighting how the state’s permissive regulations have allowed toxic waste to be ...

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As Emily McHugh and her family moved into a home on Ayres Street in Wayne County's Van Buren Township in Michigan about a decade ago, they knew they were moving close to a landfill. "We weren't in a ...

Five-gallon plastic pails holding a toxic chemical linked to cancer sat for years on the shelves of a fire department in south-central Wisconsin. Finally, in a heralded statewide cleanup, they were ...

Zinc Nacional will move ‘most polluting’ operations after joint investigation found heavy-metals pollution in area ...

Did you know hazardous waste could be lurking in your home? Many cleaners, gadgets, and products designed to make your life easier and solve common problems could be toxic or even classified as ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Years of toxic waste ...