Landfills

A township in the upper peninsula is looking to acquire a contaminated site in hopes of finally cleaning it up.

After Halloween, the majority of pumpkins are sent to landfills, where they contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and potential nutrients are lost.

The federal agency says it won’t get involved in cleaning up a contaminated site in the eastern upper peninsula that borders Lake Superior.

Residents say a legacy dump site has been ignored for decades. The site is slowly leaking toxic chemicals into Lake Superior, and there doesn't appear to be a plan to stop it.

A new report finds annual solid waste disposal in Michigan landfills has steadily increased since 2013. Michigan residents and businesses generated over…

A landfill in northern Michigan will be allowed to inject contaminated water thousands of feet underground. After years of delay, The Environmental…

In northern Michigan, people who live near a landfill have been dealing with contaminated drinking water for decades. A new plan for the landfill makes…

Governor Rick Snyder wants to increase the cost of dumping waste in the state’s landfills. This is part of the governor’s proposal to improve Michigan’s…