Planet China: Eighth in a series about how Beijing’s trillion-dollar development plan is reshaping the globe—and the natural world. A Chinese mining company is denying that its toxic waste spill, one ...

In the Zambian city of Kabwe, children suffer severe health effects due to lead poisoning because of extreme pollution from the toxic lead waste of a former mine. Zambia’s government is facilitating ...

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 hazardous facilities in ...

A home across the street from an entrance to an oilfield waste disposal facility has a sign reading “DON’T DUMP ON NORDHEIM” on Sept. 10, 2023. Credit: Texas Tribune / Julius Shieh Sign up for The ...