A common explanation for why waste management sometimes fails is that carelessness breeds more carelessness. Now, research ...

This question has long been nuclear energy’s Achilles’ heel, fueling public opposition and stifling a uniquely beneficial clean energy resource. Opponents frame nuclear waste management as a technical ...

Plastic pollution has spread to Earth’s farthest reaches, with widespread effects on wildlife, the environment and human health. To curb this problem, U.N. member countries are negotiating a global ...

In 2010, an estimated 7 million used and scrap computers were exported from the U.S., says Eric Williams, associate professor in the Golisano Institute for Sustainability at Rochester Institute of ...

Effective nuclear waste management is a critical global challenge, particularly for countries like the UK looking to expand their nuclear power sectors. The UK has a substantial amount of existing ...

Faced with rapid urbanization, fragile waste management systems, youth unemployment and growing climate vulnerability, ...

Unsafe disposal of medical waste in the city is raising health concerns, with hazardous hospital material reportedly dumped, ...

Indonesia is counting on waste-to-energy plants to tackle its waste crisis, but experts say it’s no substitute for reducing ...

As pollution continues to strain Bali’s environment, organisations are exposing limits of clean-ups. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Nuclear power is squarely in the spotlight once again. As my colleague Erik Funkhouser pointed out in his recent article, enthusiasm for nuclear has come and gone before. But today’s “nuclear ...