From microplastics clogging up our oceans to landfills leaching out dangerous chemicals, plastic waste is a serious and growing problem for human health and the environment. We need to recycle more, ...

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) are omega-3 fatty acids known to have beneficial effects and are ...

Tanneries generate large quantities of skin trimmings before hides are tanned. These trimmings contain collagen but are commonly treated as low-value waste. An international research team has ...

Waste Management dropped $379.4 million for a large tract in Medley that it plans to use as a landfill site. The purchase comes as Miami-Dade County has been searching for its own trash facility after ...

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New Jersey environmental officials said testing for toxic substances will happen at 16 sites in Keyport and Union Beach.

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In a recent study, scientists devised a way of reversing the buildup of compounds that lead to some age-related diseases. By K. R. Callaway The same chemical process that turns a baking cake golden ...

HARRISBURG, Pa.- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has concluded that water runoff coming from the state's landfills does not pose a radiation risk to residents. On Friday, ...