Dan Rather called it “the most watched load of garbage in the memory of man.” It was 1987. A small town businessman had what seemed like a promising idea, to transport New York trash ... Read more
OSLO — This is a city that imports garbage. Some comes from England, some from Ireland. Some is from neighboring Sweden. It even has designs on the American market. “I’d like to ... Read more
WASHINGTON — The cleanup of New York City after Hurricane Sandy has cost taxpayers at least twice as much as the national post-disaster average, according to the Army Corps of Engineers, which city ... Read more
A damaging earthquake in central Oklahoma two years ago most likely resulted from the pumping of wastewater from oil production into deep wells, scientists say. The magnitude 5.7 quake, which ... Read more
FAIR OAKS, Ind. — Here at one of the largest dairy farms in the country, electricity generated using an endless supply of manure runs the equipment to milk around 30,000 cows three times a day. ... Read more
It initially seemed like just an eco-friendly news release — a reminder to “the public” not to throw bread into Prospect Park Lake because it is not healthy for geese and other waterfowl. ... Read more
Last year, two inspectors from California’s hazardous waste agency were visiting an electronics recycling company near Fresno for a routine review of paperwork when they came across a warehouse the size ... Read more
Perhaps Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg did not notice the Coca-Cola supersign at his back, shimmering in Times Square’s late morning cold on Friday. Maybe he missed some of the visitors passing ... Read more
The New Mexico company seeking to become the first slaughter house for horses in the United States since 2007 drew complaints over a two-year period from federal food safety inspectors and state regulatory ... Read more
The New Mexico company seeking to become the first slaughter house for horses in the United States since 2007 drew complaints over a two-year period from federal food safety inspectors and state regulatory ... Read more