Michael Houseman never envisioned a future in compost. He’s the kind of guy who wears a beard, a comfortable hoodie and a Tacoma Rainiers cap. He comes home from work dirty, and it suits him; he has ...

Nuclear waste management challenges threaten President Donald Trump's plan to quadruple America's nuclear capacity by 2050, as the Energy Department failed to dispose of spent fuel.

The state is in the midst of updating its statutory language around organic waste diversion. A proposal would set hard limits on contamination of both organic feedstock and finished compost.

Some 2,000 gallons of radioactive and hazardous chemical waste that had been stored in underground tanks has been shipped off the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington for disposal after it is ...