Cranston’s Water Pollution Control Facility was recently cited for excellence by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  The facility was honored with the EPA’s Regional ...

The Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, which manages sewage from 43 communities in Greater Boston, produces biosolids used as fertilizer in almost 20 states, including Massachusetts ...

How much COVID-19 is circulating in the community? With the widespread availability of at-home COVID-19 tests that are not tracked by public health authorities, waste water monitoring is an ...

Lowell city leaders voted at a recent special meeting to keep the city’s wastewater treatment plant in operation rather than ...

Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday. The risk is highest for people who regularly ...