Starting this year, California consumers will pay a 1.5% fee on all products with an embedded battery under a law aimed at ...

The fee that customers began to pay in the new year is just one piece of the state’s evolving response to an emerging risk.

Starting January 1, Californians will pay a new fee every time they buy a product with a non-removable battery – whether it’s a power tool, a PlayStation, or even a singing greeting card.

Submitted Photo This photo is a closeup of the explosion and fire at a tank battery site, about 15 miles east of Watford City ...

The Central Coast experienced a year marked by significant events, including a major fire, a tragic plane crash, and ...

The cleanup process in west-central North Dakota after a tank battery explosion and fire. The explosion was reported Monday ...

Under the Portable and Medium-Format Battery Stewardship Act, producers of batteries are required to fund and manage the collection, transportation and recycling of certain batteries.

WATFORD CITY, N.D. (KFGO) — Cleanup is underway in west-central North Dakota after a tank battery explosion and fire. The ...

A tank battery explosion and fire occurring Monday, Dec. 29, about 11 p.m., at a site about 15 miles east of Watford City, temporarily closed N.D. Highway 23. Select Water Solutions LLC reported the ...

A tank battery explosion and fire happened Monday, roughly 15 miles east of Watford City. The fire spilled 4,000 barrels of produced water.