New amicus briefs filed in court this week argue that state and local governments are unable to meet the challenge of ...

A proposed sewage sludge plant at Quonset Business Park is causing concern for some North Kingstown residents.

Officials in the states discussed during a NERC webinar on Wednesday how infrastructure projects and proposed legislation ...

To handle increasing wastewater loads, sewage treatment plants are adopting more advanced treatment processes. However, many of these approaches require additional space and energy, highlighting the ...

A proposed sewage sludge plant at Quonset Business Park has North Kingstown residents up in arms.

The Biden administration warned of “forever chemicals” exposure via farm fertilizer. The lack of federal action has spawned a patchwork of state efforts. Six months after EPA warned about “forever ...

The first thing you notice is the stench. “It’s not going to smell like your husband’s farts,” says Myra Dotson. “It smells like fetid, festering meat.” A former UNC research assistant and current ...

Domes cover large clarifier tanks at the WLSSD sewage treatment plant in 2018. In the tanks, clumps of bacteria settle out of the water as sludge. Most of the bacteria are returned to an earlier stage ...

Typically, waste from both people and animals is sent to landfills, incinerated or stored in engineered ponds like manure ...

You have to smell it yourself to understand. It's really repulsive,” says Jo Hirst, a small business owner and campaigner, “and it gives you such a thumping headache. It clings to everything. You ...

Study shows how controlling pyrolysis temperature can help reduce environmental risks of chemical sewage sludge, supporting sustainable sewage treatment JEONBUK-DO, South Korea, March 17, 2026 ...