Trash talk is expected at next week’s Palatine village council meeting, but not the kind you might think. The council will consider two related petitions — one involving the processing of ...

Illegal dumping has been on the rise over the past few years in Polk County, and now, the county is testing a customer ...

After decades of cancer cases and public outcry, the federal government this week will begin the long-awaited cleanup of a nuclear waste dump in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. The site in Parks ...

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DES MOINES, Iowa (KTIV) - Spring is finally here, which means many people are looking to start the spring-cleaning process. During this time, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is reminding ...

Starting on April 20, the airline will limit passengers to one lithium battery-powered portable charger per person. By Hannah Ziegler Southwest Airlines said this week that it would soon limit the ...

Turning waste into wealth may no longer be just a marketing slogan, as a team of researchers in China has found an eco-friendly way to do exactly that. The abundant sunlight our planet receives was ...

DORAL, Fla. – Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday floated the idea of passing a sweeping spending package aimed at targeting what he described as fraud, waste and abuse in Democratic-led states.

What if plastic waste could be turned into something useful? That dream may soon become a reality, as scientists have found a way to turn plastic into acetic acid using sunlight. Plastics and ...