Environmentalists in Chicago celebrated a win Wednesday in a years-long battle — involving a toxic dump site on the shores of Lake Michigan on the Southeast Side of Chicago. For years, the U.S ...

Residents and local leaders from Belleville and surrounding communities have been very vocal about stopping hazardous waste ...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is putting a plan back on the table to address waste and recycling in the state. Increasing fees ...

The site at the mouth of the Calumet River was supposed to become parkland in 1995, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers still operates a dump for dredged material from the river. Brian Ernst/Sun ...

After yearslong litigation from residents and activists, and following recent opposition from the state of Illinois, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday it was dropping a plan to ...

RIVERVIEW, Mich. (WXYZ) — Time is ticking for Michigan landfills. That's according to a new report from the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. EGLE ...

A proposed increase to $5 per-ton would reimburse landfill host communities and raise money for pollution cleanups.