Sandblasting material used to strip paint was trucked 500 miles or more to a remote warehouse near the Missouri River.

It’s been everything this summer, hasn’t it? It was cool, then miserably hot. It was dry and then we got a baby monsoon. The summer felt pretty far-stretching until, boom, kids will be starting school ...

Read Part I of this story here. YUKON, Pa.—When government inspectors arrived at the hazardous waste landfill here in 2023, they found themselves in a barren and alien landscape carved from western ...

For two weeks, officials have largely declined to answer questions about where wildfire debris will end up. The Times has identified seven landfills that have taken steps to accept this waste.

Recent wildfires in Los Angeles have not only devastated communities but have also left behind a dangerous legacy—hazardous waste. Burned materials, damaged structures, and chemical residues pose ...

Despite opposition from foothill communities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with its plan to use an Irwindale site to process hazardous debris from the Eaton Fire. For the ...