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 ...

Sludge, a byproduct of waste treatment plants, is sometimes spread or sprayed on farm fields to fertilize crops. Courtesy Virginia Cooperative Extension. On the sandy plain of eastern South Carolina ...

On a placid day three decades ago, men from a local textile factory spent hours at the O’Neal family’s farm, pitching a plan they said could save money on the cost of fertilizing crops. The idea was ...

Communities around the St. Johns River may face expenses topping $1.1 billion to clean phosphorus pollution in the river caused by sludge spread on farmland far upstream, an environmental nonprofit’s ...

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 ...

Legislation to control use of partly treated sewer sludge on farmland – which has been blamed for algae problems at the start of the St. Johns River – is advancing in Florida’s Legislature. A Senate ...

The recent legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly successfully took aim at the environmental impacts of industrial sludge in the state, especially on the heavily agricultural Eastern ...

A YouGov survey commissioned by River Action found that 92% of people in the UK believe water companies should have responsibility for ensuring that sewage sludge spread on farmland is not ...

When Rhonda Caviedes arrived to visit her parent’s mobile home in March, she stepped outside and caught a whiff of something so foul that she immediately called 911. “The city fire department comes ...

As Brevard County officials debate how to protect the St. Johns River from the so-called "biosolids" left over from sewage, an environmental group Friday put out a report showing those "biosolids," as ...

A new report estimates that cleaning up phosphorus pollution in the St. Johns River, caused by sludge spread on upstream farmland, could cost communities over $1.1 billion. The pollution, stemming ...