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 ...

Well before the ban took effect, the “forever chemicals” linked to cancer, birth defects and other serious health problems ...

A tractor applies biosolids to a field next to the Wakarusa Wastewater Treatment Plant on February 22, 2025. In Lawrence, officials don’t think there’s much risk of harmful chemicals getting into the ...

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 ...

Environmental group Save Carbon County is hoping to raise awareness about the use of sewer sludge, known as biosolids, as fertilizer. "We personally feel that sewage sludge does not belong on farm ...

Nationwide, sewage sludge is used to fertilize less than 1% of farmland, the EPA noted. Since PFAS are so persistent, though, any field fertilized with contaminated sludge decades ago can still be ...

NT Reporter Margao With almost no takers for sludge generated from processed sewage—despite it being a rich source of manure—the Public Works Department may use it to develop green space within ...

Farm families that consume milk, eggs and beef they raise themselves face an increased risk of cancer if their fields were fertilized with PFAS-laced sewage sludge, the EPA reported this week. The ...

The Charles County commissioners agreed Monday to approve permits for a Baltimore-based company to haul treated human waste on county roads. The board unanimously granted Synagro Mid Atlantic Inc.