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The Rumney Marsh, a haven to both birds and fish, sits in a highly industrial area north of Boston. For decades, the marsh's welfare has been in jeopardy due to its close proximity to an incinerator.
Residents worry Massachusetts waste incinerator is contaminating waterways
Arts, Culture & Media
Mel Chin’s Revival Field
Arts, Culture & Media
Landfill Artist
Arts, Culture & Media
Special Guest: Niall Kirkwood
The Old Dominion landfill in Virginia. Photo by Bill McChesney/flickr/CC BY 2.0
Environment
Americans throw out way more trash than we previously thought
Fracking tower in PA
Environment
Here’s another complication for fracking — radioactive waste
A police car is seen smashed and overturned as demonstrators protest against the construction of a waste incinerator in Hangzhou, China.
Environment
What makes people overturn police cars in authoritarian China?
Power From Food Scraps
Environment
Sweden imports waste from European neighbors to fuel waste-to-energy program
Global Politics
Outrage builds over Air Force dumping parts of soldiers’ remains in Virginia landfill
Health & Medicine
Soap recycling helps Haiti
American Soldiers’ Remains Sent to a Landfill
Fresh Kills Shutdown
Industry Waste Swap
Model Methane Dump
New Life for Old Christmas Trees
Emerging Science Note/Garbage Fuel
Technology Note
Environment
Is the oil spill debris in landfills hazardous to our health?
Environment
People power