A groundbreaking study reveals the environmental and public health advantages of reed wetlands for sludge treatment, demonstrating their potential as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional ...

Seeing a toxic blue-green algae bloom in the St. Johns River has become more common as more pollution flows into the river from toxic sewage sludge. (Photo via the St. Johns RIverkeeper) What is it ...

Woonsocket residents are fed up with the sludge incinerator, leading the city to plan its closure. Shutting it down could ...

New research suggests that sewage sludge and wastewater treatment plants are major sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution. Waterkeeper Alliance, in partnership with local ...

Farm families that consume milk, eggs and beef they raise themselves face an increased risk of cancer if their fields were fertilized with PFAS-laced sewage sludge, the EPA reported this week. The ...

Researchers have developed an innovative way to turn steel industry waste into a low-cost material that can clean antibiotics out of water, offering a promising solution to one of today’s growing ...

Yale University researchers have discovered elevated levels of hazardous forever chemicals in the soil of seven agricultural fields in Darlington County, where a nearby factory spread waste sludge ...

Sludge, a byproduct of wastewater treatment, often harbors hazardous substances such as heavy metals and excess nutrients that pose significant environmental and health risks if not properly treated.

A storm is brewing in eastern South Carolina over the use of chicken plant sludge from North Carolina to fertilize farm ...

A state representative says he plans to introduce a bill to limit the use of sewer sludge from farm fields to prevent forever chemicals from polluting the landscape ...