Arsenic
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.
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.
Mount Polley Mine’s Headquarters Raided Six Months After Massive Spill
Four government agencies executed four search warrants as part of a joint investigation into the mining disaster. Meanwhile, Imperial Metals' Red Chris mine in northern BC started digging.
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.
Toxic Tanneries Poisoning Workers in Bangladesh
VICE News correspondent Tania Rashid traveled to Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, and visited the leather tanneries to investigate the toxic conditions in which workers produce the leather that is exported all over the world.
Should Psychiatric Patients be Allowed to Smoke?
Hospitals in New Zealand have banned smoking in psych wards.
The City of Yellowknife, Canada, Is Sitting on Enough Arsenic to Kill Every Human on Earth
Yellowknife is currently sitting on 237,000 tons of arsenic. It has been collecting dust in an underground chamber built to house it for some time now, and the Canadian government has a new permanent solution to its storage problem—but years of...