Environmental disasters can be a company’s worst nightmare come alive—not only because of the profound ecological impact, but also due to the instant public scrutiny these incidents attract. A poorly ...

Researchers found that mining waste from the 2015 Mariana dam disaster persists in soil and water, entering local crops — indicating ongoing contamination. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist ...

A timeline released by Hazmat officials of the response to the massive J&K fire describes how an environmental disaster unfolded.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers found that bananas, cassava, and cocoa grown near the 2015 Fundão dam collapse site contain elevated levels of toxic ...

In 2015, the Fundão tailings dam, an embankment built to store byproducts of iron mining, collapsed in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The collapse caused what many call the "worst environmental disaster" in ...