Nuclear waste lasts for tens of thousands of years. On some days, it seems, so does litigation over its disposal. In the latest twist, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in ...

Bengaluru’s waste crisis cannot be solved by technology alone, experts say, calling for behaviour change, better segregation, decentralised solutions and stronger enforcement.

A new study determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste -- plastic that isn't recycled or properly disposed of and ends up as pollution -- by 91% and plastic-related ...

Finland is building a nuclear waste disposal site deep under the tiny city of Eurajoki. Called Onkalo, meaning “deep pit” in Finnish, the nuclear waste repository is slated to open in 2024. If all ...

Fumio Kaneko, cofounder and president of waste management company Daiei Kankyo. Last December, the company raised $315 million from an IPO in Tokyo Stock Exchange. One of Japan’s largest IPOs in 2022 ...

Scott W. Tyler, professor of hydrology at the University of Nevada, Reno, has been appointed by President Joe Biden to serve on the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, where he will provide ...

Deep Isolation, a company founded in 2016 and headquartered in California, launched a “Deep Borehole Demonstration Center” on February 27. It aims to show that disposal of nuclear waste in deep ...

BOSTON — Kay Masterson has always wanted to make her Boston-area restaurant more sustainable, partnering with an organic farm to get some vegetables close by and offering reusable containers for ...

Burning trash has a long history in the United States, and municipal solid waste incinerators have sparked resistance in many places. As an environmental justice scholar who works directly with ...