Hazardous waste

Trump calls for slashing funding for toxic Superfund cleanup

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump called Monday for slashing funding for the Superfund hazardous waste program, even as the backlog of clean-ups has...
17:34 10 February 2022

Authorities: Texas man tried to sell mercury before spills

HOUSTON — A 19-year-old man accused of spilling mercury at several Houston locations stole the liquid metal from an abandoned business, tried to sell ...
21:51 17 December 2021

GAO: 60% of Superfund sites at higher risk in climate change

WASHINGTON — The worsening wildfires, floods and hurricanes of climate change threaten at least 60% of U.S. Superfund sites, and efforts to strengthen...
20:27 18 November 2021