Toxic waste
The Italian Mob's Toxic Waste Dumping Is Giving People Cancer
The Camorra mob has been running a multibillion dollar toxic waste disposal racket for decades and it’s killing people around Naples.
Many Americans Still Live On or Near Toxic Waste
Visual artist Brooke Singer has been investigating US Superfund sites since 2006.
There's Gold in Those Cell Phones, But It Comes at a Steep Price to the Environment
Every year Americans discard phones that contain more than $60 million in gold and silver, and those precious metals often end up overseas in toxic dumps
Europe's Biggest Illegal Dump — ‘Italy’s Chernobyl’ — Uncovered in Mafia Heartland
The site is the length of 30 soccer fields and is suspected to contain tons of toxic waste, which has turned some of the soil pink and blue.
You Are Ruining the Environment By Throwing Away Your Smartphones and Computers
Norwegians produce about 62 pounds of e-waste per person — in the United Sates it's 48 pounds.
On The Line: Neha Shastry Discusses Toxic Coal Ash
Neha Shastry joins On The Line to discuss her documentary ’Toxic Waste in the US: Coal Ash.'
Toxic Waste in the US: Coal Ash (Full Length)
VICE News investigates coal ash, one of the largest industrial waste streams in the United States.
The Largest Coal Ash Pond in the US: Coal Ash (Part 2)
In the final part of our series, VICE News travels to Pennsylvania, home to the largest coal ash pond in the country, which continues to leak dangerous pollutants out into the community.
Saving the Environment with Criminals from Bucharest
Since 2007, Romania's courts have been giving criminals a choice between prison and disassembling electronics in warehouses.
Toxic Waste Spill in North Carolina: Coal Ash (Part 1)
In part one, VICE News travels to North Carolina to visit a river that’s been poisoned with arsenic from a nearby Duke Energy site, and speak with a resident who has found toxic heavy metals in her drinking water.
Toxic Waste in the US: Coal Ash (Trailer)
Coming soon: VICE News investigates one of the largest industrial waste streams in the United States.
A Tannery Worker Poisoned by Toxic Chemicals (Extra Scene from 'Toxic Tanneries')
In this extra scene, VICE News correspondent Tania Rashid meets 17-year-old tannery worker Mohammad Rahman, who has developed a series of health problems from working in the leather industry in Bangladesh.