Wastewater, even after treatment to make it drinkable, contains high levels of PFAS, according to researchers. By Hiroko Tabuchi As the world grapples with climate change, population growth and ...

St. Joseph city leaders provided the latest update on an ongoing capacity crisis at the landfill and shed light on heightened efforts to work with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources on ...

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RESIDENTS and business operators in Albion, St Thomas, are appealing to the authorities to do their jobs by correcting the flow of raw sewage on a section of the highway which, they say ...

If you’re planning to hit the road with an RV, make sure you have the right insurance plan. A travel trailer, could be covered by your existing auto insurance policy. But a motorhome generally ...

A wastewater sample from the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission tested positive for H5 bird flu this week, according to WastewaterSCAN, a monitoring program based at Stanford University.

The Environmental Protection Agency warned Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind study that “forever chemicals” in sewage sludge that’s used as fertilizer on farms across the country poses health ...

Thailand has become the latest country to take on the global plastic waste crisis by banning imports of plastic waste. For years, the country had served as a key destination for plastic waste from ...

The widespread use of pharmaceuticals in America is introducing even more toxic “forever chemicals” into the environment through wastewater, according to a study released Monday, and large ...

Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders of magnitude,” the agency said. By Hiroko Tabuchi For the first ...