World Nov 15 How ‘donations’ from the West are inundating Ghana with toxic waste By Fred de Sam Lazaro
Nation May 28 WATCH: Jon Stewart advocates for veterans affected by burn pits at the ‘Pass the PACT Act Rally’ Comedian and former Daily Show host Jon Stewart is speaking at a Washington, D.C. rally to push for action by Congress to assist sick veterans, who say they were exposed to toxic waste while serving in the military overseas. By News Desk
Nation Apr 27 Watch 6:38 Toxic waste dump site more than twice the size of Manhattan discovered in Pacific Ocean A massive underwater toxic waste site has long been suspected off the Southern California shore, since industrial companies used the ocean as a dumping ground until 1972. Now marine scientists have identified over 25,000 barrels they believe contain the toxic… By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris, Claire Mufson
Nation Mar 18 Opinion: Sustainable cities need more than parks, cafes and a riverwalk Gentrification is not the only path for improving urban neighborhoods. A cleanup in Brooklyn and Queens offers another, more inclusive model that scholars have dubbed 'just green enough.'… By Trina Hamilton and Winifred Curran, The Conversation
Nation Apr 02 As hundreds of toxic sites await cleanup, questions over Superfund program’s future Among the cache of cuts to the EPA proposed in March under Trump’s 2018 “skinny budget” would be a significant reduction to the Superfund program. By Michael D. Regan
Aug 16 New Mexico drops water restrictions from Animas River after spill By Daniel Costa-Roberts The Environmental Protection Agency took responsibility Friday for a massive wastewater spill that contaminated a Colorado river Wednesday, and warned locals to avoid the polluted waters. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch Three Years On, New Orleans Still Struggles With Hurricane Debris Nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the city is still coping with the toxic debris the storm left behind. Betty Ann Bowser reports from New Orleans on the ongoing controversy over the city's landfills. Continue watching