The principle of centrifugal separation is ancient, but its modern industrial application is a feat of precision engineering.

A nuclear production facility in Washington state, called the Hanford site, once forged the plutonium that reshaped the world. Now it’s forging glass; a quiet act of undoing at one of Earth’s most ...

After decades of delays, workers at the Hanford nuclear site this October finally began treatment of the 56 million gallons of radioactive waste leftover from the manufacturing of the U.S. nuclear ...

Activated sludge models are crucial for designing and optimizing wastewater treatment systems, which are the cornerstone of sustainable water resource management. However, their complexity creates a ...

Under a new agreement, the City of Wyoming will be sending sewage to the City of Grand Rapids. The Grand Rapids City Commission approved a six-month agreement Tuesday to accept and process wastewater ...

A man standing in a laboratory, writing in his notebook. A team led by Case van Genuchten, seen here in in a laboratory in India, has found a way to extract metallic arsenic from wastewater sludge.

Vitrification plant at US Energy Dept. Hanford site in Washington state, which has begun the process to transform long-stored nuclear and hazardous wastes into inert glass for storage, will operate on ...

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to ...

Representatives of the region’s waste disposal authority are making the rounds at city meetings this month to lay the groundwork for long-term contract extensions they say will extend use of the ...

Nuclear fusion could produce almost boundless energy with zero emissions or waste, but is not yet viable on a large scale because of the cost and difficulty generating the right conditions.

A portion of a 150,000-gallon pond at the Marathon Anacortes refinery, where Washington state officials say Tesoro mishandled acid waste. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Department of Ecology) Two ...

Editor's take: Carbon offsetting has become a convenient loophole for tech giants to continue spewing massive amounts of pollution legally. Now, Microsoft is taking a new route to bury its AI-driven ...