Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Treated wastewater and sewage have been applied to agricultural land for decades. But the material can contain harmful chemicals, ...

The use of treated municipal wastewater effluent for irrigated agriculture offers an opportunity to conserve water resources. Water reclamation can also provide an alternative to disposal in areas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fertilizer used for decades by U.S. farms contains toxic chemicals that are being blamed for halting agricultural operations, ...

Sludge is often applied as fertilizer to farmland in South Carolina. It’s considered good for plant growth, but there are growing questions about toxic materials in the sludge. This photo, from March ...

A farmer whose land was polluted by sewer sludge drew the wrath of a state agency recently after he tried to get the word out ...

The General Assembly is zeroing in on industrial sludge regulations with discussions on a cross-filed bill that would require a permit for its storage and use. The Industrial Sludge Utilization Permit ...

Last year, Marathon Petroleum Co. got a clean bill of health for about 15 acres once used to dispose of oily sludge at the company's Garyville refinery, and Tuesday, it got the same clearance for two ...

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

Using treated municipal wastewater effluents and sludge on agricultural land provides an alternative to disposal by utilizing the recyclable constituents in sludge and wastewater in the production of ...

Farm tractor and hay bale. This story was originally produced by the New Hampshire Bulletin, an independent local newsroom that allows NHPR and other outlets to republish its reporting. A resourceful ...