The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment on January 14, 2025, for ...

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) and Rep. Celeste Maloy (UT-02) introduced the bipartisan Water Systems PFAS Liability ...

Inadequate treatment of wastewater remains a challenge globally, resulting in environmental pollution and public health risks ...

A study shows wastewater treatment plants remove 99% of microplastics and some PFAS from water, but these contaminants accumulate in biosolids, which are often spread on farmland. Researchers ...

As we flush our toilets and drain our sinks, few of us consider where our wastewater goes next. Yet, the wastewater treatment industry, a cornerstone of modern sanitation, is facing challenges that ...

If you want an example of how infrastructure failures directly affect the lives of people in this country, you don’t have to look far. The residents of Flint, Michigan, went years without safe ...

The future of disease tracking is going down the drain — literally. Flushed with success over detecting coronavirus in wastewater, and even specific variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Robert Delatolla ...