Toxic waste
Instagram Users Are Flocking to This Beautiful Chemical Waste Dump in Siberia
A polluted lake in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk has become a popular Russian social media destination.
This Photographer Shows Us the Pollution We Can’t See for Ourselves
Flying hundreds of feet above land, J. Henry Fair uncovers everyday environmental catastrophes you probably didn’t know existed.
The government says America’s most polluted lake is now clean. Just don't eat the fish.
After a $1 billion cleanup, the county and the main polluter are still trying to convince people that the lake is safe to use.
Government Refuses to Buy Houses From Residents in 'Cancer Street'
More than 50 people have developed tumors along Cabbage Tree Road, near the Williamtown air-base.
Will Trump's EPA Address the Likely Carcinogen In Our Drinking Water?
People are exposed to more than 10 times the "safe" amount of this chemical in east LA.
How a Mining Disaster Devastated an Indigenous Group in Brazil
The toxic spill that contaminated the Rio Doce continues to affect the Krenak people.
Greenland Is Very Mad About the Toxic Waste the US Left Buried Under Its Ice
Climate change threatens to melt the ice and expose chemicals and radioactive material.
A Nuclear-Powered US Military Ice Base Will Resurface as the Arctic Melts
Toxic pollutants, including radioactive coolant, are buried there.
Two Stay-at-Home Moms Are Waging War Against the Feds Over Illegal Toxic Waste
What do you do when there's 10,000 barrels of illegally dumped uranium two miles away from your home and the government tells you not to worry about it?
Mysterious Mass Fish Death Sparks Rare Public Protest in Repressive Vietnam
The mysterious mass death of an estimated 100 tons of poisoned fish has sparked widespread anger and rare protest directed at a Taiwanese steel firm thought to have been releasing toxins into the sea.
China's Toxic Waste Problem Is Just as Bad as Its Notorious Air Pollution
Chinese authorities busted a parking lot owner in Baoding who allowed thousands of tons of toxic waste to be dumped on his property — an incident that highlights the country's lax regulation of dangerous solid waste.