MUNICIPAL WASTE TRANSPORT permit and licensing fees unduly burden interstate commerce if they are not apportioned based on the hauler's local activity, according to a ruling by a Texas appeals court...

PENNSYLVANIA GOV. EDWARD G. RENDELL wants to help the environment by revitalizing communities, improving parks and protecting farmlands in the Commonwealth. But much to the chagrin of many in the industry, he wants waste haulers and producers to...

IF A SALESMAN INVITED you to an expensive dinner, you'd ask yourself, “what's the catch?” The same could be said for communities going greener. Fighting for clean air and water, and conserving resources is a good thing, but all communities face...

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH has proposed a $7.76 billion budget for the Washington, D.C-based Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in fiscal year 2005. These monies represent a $133 million increase over his fiscal year 2004 budget request. However...

AFTER THREE YEARS of searching for common ground, the National Electronics Stewardship Program Initiative (NEPSI) found itself one step closer to developing a nationwide system for managing the disposal of electronic waste (e-waste) at its meeting...

Houston -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials have given the "all clear" to a neighborhood in which its residents believe was infested with hazardous runoff from an abandoned dump. Acres Homes residents believe the Booker...

Riverside Co., Calif. –- Brimming with controversy instead of trash, the proposed Eagle Mountain Landfill would lie outside Joshua Tree National Park, touch three of the park’s boundaries, and create air, noise and light pollution, according to...

Kansas City -- Kansas City has anounced it will be implementing its curbside recycling program, RecycleFirst, in 75 neighborhoods on March 1. By December 2004, the city expects to have every household setting out recyclable materials and working...

Washington, D.C. – The Coalition for Safe Community Needle Disposal has been working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to find alternative disposal methods for used needles and other medical sharps, the agency reports...

Washington, D.C. – The Coalition for Safe Community Needle Disposal has been working with the Environmental Protection Agency to find alternative disposal methods for used needles and other medical sharps, the agency reports...