FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have confirmed they will instead rely on removing a 6-inch layer of topsoil.

Soil sampling of the area began on Monday, March 24 and is expected to be completed by May 1 to meet the Town of Oyster Bay’s ...

The site has been partially closed for more than two decades due to contamination from hazardous chemicals left behind by ...

Many of the temporary storage sites for soil and waste contaminated by radiation from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant are located in areas vulnerable to natural disasters, a ...

Construction work on a new lot development on Grover Beach’s West Grand Avenue was the source of reports of fumes from nearby residents at the start of the new year. Development is currently ...

FUKUSHIMA—Futaba Mayor Shiro Izawa on Feb. 24 suggested reusing soil contaminated by the triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant for public works projects within his town.

The northwest Atlanta community is including in the EPA’s work to clean up the Westside Lead Superfund Site. Over the next three months, the EPA will have work crews excavating up to two feet of ...

Cleanup plans for the contaminated 57.3-acre site chosen to be used for the Ulster County 911 communications center will have ...