What is it about Florida’s rivers that makes us humans want to spoil them? The Kissimmee River worked perfectly for centuries ...

Onondaga County might sue the contractor who oversaw the construction of a wastewater treatment building that workers can’t ...

The Biden administration warned of "forever chemicals" exposure via farm fertilizer. The lack of federal action has spawned a patchwork of state efforts.

The report is a novel effort to project measurable increases on costs for environmental cleanups that Jacksonville-area ...

Sludge and compost from the Chicago-area sewage district would fail to meet the Maine standards as well. A field in Will County that once received sludge from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation ...

Sludge is what’s left over after sewage is treated. It's broken up into categories of sludge depending on the level of bacteria, heavy metals and other contaminants. It’s given Class AA, A or ...

For decades, sewage sludge from thousands of wastewater treatment plants has been used nationwide as cropland fertilizer. It’s also applied to sports fields, golf courses and backyard gardens.

Syracuse, N.Y. – A new building at Onondaga County’s sewage plant on Hiawatha Boulevard was supposed to be saving taxpayers millions of dollars every year by now. Instead, the $23 million building ...

Pharmaceutical residues and chemicals from personal care products in sewage sludge and cattle manure do not have a detectable toxic effect on nematodes living in agricultural fields, according to ...

For decades, sewage sludge from thousands of wastewater treatment plants has been used nationwide as cropland fertilizer. It's also applied to sports fields, golf courses and backyard gardens. About ...

Thousands of tonnes of excess sewage, manure, food waste and paper sludge are being pumped hundreds of meters underground in the USA, where it will stay for centuries, preventing greenhouse gases from ...

Dorothy Simons is protesting the use of sewage sludge, grease, and grit trap waste as fertilizer. stands for a potrait near the water spicket that was tested on her family ranch near Inez, Texas ...