pollution epidemic, Tag

Last summer, officials in Beirut, Lebanon closed their main landfill, but they forgot one important thing: they failed to provide for a replacement. Now a health crisis mounts as two million tons of trash spill into...

When officials in Beirut, Lebanon closed their main landfill last summer, they provided no replacement. Now a health crisis mounts as trash spills into the streets, creating what people have begun to call a ‘river of trash.’...

There’s no question that China is facing a dire pollution problem. We’ve already seen dozens of photos of the nation's smog-ridden capital, and if that isn’t evidence enough, check out this latest image from Tiananmen...