Carrying massive loads of water or fire retardant, fast-moving specialized aircraft help contain the spread of wildfires.

Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have finalized a landmark agreement that commits to ...

If a massive fire occurred in Phoenix, like the wildfires ravaging LA, would Phoenix have enough water to put them out?

The Hanford nuclear site contractor responsible for radioactive waste tanks for more than 16 years has lost $10.2 million in ...

Gaps in environmental regulations allow millions of gallons of leachate to be emptied into rivers, advocates found. Here’s ...

30, according to the Department ... The work left 56 million gallons of radioactive and chemical waste awaiting treatment stored in underground tanks plus radioactive and chemical contamination.

The water and chemicals dropped by aircraft ... is the Canadian CL-415 Super Scooper, a $30 million amphibious plane. It’s capable of scooping 1,600 gallons of water from a lake in 12 seconds ...

After an explosion at its Louisville facility last fall, the company is looking at its future in Kentucky and elsewhere.

Months after Helene, hundreds of larger hazards are cleared from the French Broad watershed, but many remain. How does it impact the river's health?

Aerial firefighters have always been a critical line of defense against raging wildfires. But increasingly extreme blazes and ...

With wind speeds falling, firefighting reinforcements arriving from out of state, and more water sources online, authorities ...