Waste

Colombian activist's work earns environmental prize

2013-04-15 00:05:00

BOGOTA, Colombia — Nohra Padilla spent her childhood at a garbage dump here in Colombia’s capital before going on to organize the city’s poor recyclers. Now the activist, who travels the world giving talks about waste management, has won...

San Onofre's other problem

2013-04-04 00:00:00

The beleaguered San Onofre nuclear power plant north of San Diego has been idle since January 2012 after the discovery of unsafe reactor conditions. The operator is now seeking approval to restart one of the plant's two reactors at 70% power for a five-...

New radioactive waste leak found in tank at Hanford nuclear site

2013-02-15 16:21:00

SEATTLE — An aging tank of high-level radioactive waste is leaking at the Hanford nuclear site in south-central Washington state at the rate of up to 300 gallons a year, federal authorities disclosed Friday after discovering a dip in the volume of...

Some plastics should be classified as hazardous, scientists say

2013-02-13 10:00:00

Less than half of the 280 million metric tons of plastic produced each year ends up in the landfill.� A fair bit of the rest ends up littering the landscape, blown by the wind or washed down streams and rivers into the sea. So far Americans spend $520...

California sues BP and Arco, alleges violations at gas stations

2013-02-04 15:03:00

California Atty. Gen.�Kamala D. Harris has filed a civil lawsuit against BP West Coast Products, BP Products North America Inc. and Atlantic Richfield Co., accusing them of violating state laws on hazardous materials and hazardous waste. The lawsuit...

Man flees from deputies, gets stuck in septic tank near Modesto

2012-08-01 08:42:52

Gore Vidal's quotes, quips memorialized on Twitter

2012-08-01 09:43:55

O.C. water board approves Cadiz's desert-pumping plans

2012-08-01 08:52:52

Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day gets tea party support in Northridge

2012-08-01 10:02:22

Suspects in medical marijuana clinic robbery crash truck after chase

2012-08-01 10:02:23

More 20-somethings living with parents, new study finds

2012-08-01 10:13:42

Hiker clinging to ledge saved by deputy in dramatic rescue

2012-08-01 10:43:08

Wal-Mart will pay more than $81 million to resolve hazardous waste disposal cases.

2013-05-28 00:00:00

Shawn Jones, seated, was recently presented with a certificate of appreciation by the Yelduz Shrine for the volunteer can collection bank at the Bath waste disposal site.

2013-05-12 14:57:00

Firefighters in Ceres work to rescue a man that jumped into a septic tank in order to hide from Sheriff's deputies.

2012-07-31 00:00:00