Radioactive pollution, also known as radiological contamination, occurs when radioactive substances are released into the environment, contaminating air, water, and soil. This can happen through ...

FLORISSANT, Mo. — Jana Elementary School has been in the spotlight for months after conflicting reports regarding radioactive pollution at the school. At its root is nearby Coldwater Creek ...

A new map has revealed the terrifying spread of radioactive fallout from US nuclear tests, showing the contamination in 46 ...

Japan’s oceanic radioactive pollution was supposed to have been banned with the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finished cleaning up radioactive pollution left behind by a former airplane parts storage facility at a Benton Harbor Superfund site, the agency announced.

Independent air monitoring in Commerce City finds radioactive particles “that no one has had on their radar” Nonprofit Cultivando releases results from first year of air pollution study, calls ...

Japan is set to start pumping billions of gallons of radioactive waste into the Pacific Ocean this week from Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s (Tepco’s) devastated triple reactor meltdown site at ...

Time and again, a mining company promised to clean up uranium waste in New Mexico. Now it wants to buy out residents and avoid full cleanup.

The Niger Delta, in southern Nigeria, is one of the most significant oil-producing regions in the world. It spans over 70,000 square kilometers and is also an area of great biodiversity, including ...

State lawmakers from Wayne County are outlining plans to prevent future loads of out-of-state radioactive or hazardous waste from being dumped in Michigan's most populous county, but they face ...

Study reveals extreme plutonium levels on the seabed of the Montebello Islands, site of British nuclear tests in the 1950s — ...

Japan faces approximately 40,000 premature deaths annually due to severe air pollution, highlighting the ongoing environmental health crisis in the country. From the tragic outbreak of Minamata ...