The Christchurch City Council is defending its moves to press on with long-awaited multimillion dollar sewage plant upgrades for the Banks Peninsula township of Akaroa.

At a Woodstock Selectboard meeting Monday night, the board voted to disband the South Woodstock Wastewater Treatment Plant Design Committee. The board forme ...

Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, beef and ...

The E.P.A.’s report follows a growing body of research that has found that sludge can be contaminated with human-made ...

Fertilizers that contain treated sewage tainted with toxic PFAS chemicals can be spread on farmland and pose a health risk to ...

The use of treated sewage sludge as fertilizer on farms can pose a health risk to residents and consumers because of the ...

Chemicals found in sewage sludge that some farmers use to fertilize fields and pastures can pose a threat to human and animal health, the US Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday.

In a study published Tuesday, the EPA acknowledged that sludge containing PFAS could present a danger to human health.

Gaps in environmental regulations allow millions of gallons of leachate to be emptied into rivers, advocates found. Here’s ...

Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders ...

By implementing Kurifloc 204 technology and working with the Kurita team to find a solution, the facility minimized sludge disposals and program chemical costs, and improved ...