Photos provided by Raymond Williams show scenes from the hazardous waste cleanups in Yazoo City, Miss. and Berger, Mo. Trucks filled with 66 tons of hazardous material left Yazoo City, Mississippi, on ...

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Children, homeless people and even city officials entered the building in Berger, Missouri, unaware they were inhaling toxic dust. BERGER, Missouri — When he walked into the warehouse on Zero Road, ...

COCOA, Fla. — Brevard County fire crews are responding to a scene in Cocoa where seven people have been transported to the hospital from the nearby waste management center. Officials have not detected ...

A Columbus chemical manufacturer behind the release of a toxic gas cloud on Monday, July 14, that led to a shelter-in-place order for people in Franklinton has a prior history of environmental ...

How much pollution a facility engaged in production or resource extraction emits isn’t just based on its location, its industry or the type of work it does. That’s what our team of environmental and ...

This article is the first in a series on the environmental costs of America’s last remaining alumina refinery. GRAMERCY — For several months, a River Parishes refinery unlawfully discharged industrial ...

CYPRESS, Calif. (AP) — California shouldn't weaken hazardous waste rules to allow local landfills to accept toxic dirt that currently goes to two specialized disposal sites in the Central Valley and ...