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Ramesh Goel, a National Science Foundation-funded scientist, believes bacteriophages could be the key to improving wastewater treatment processes. Goel’s research shows potential...

According to a recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the shale-gas boom is responsible for contaminating North...

Drivers on U.S.-126 outside of Lansing, Mich., were held up in traffic after a truck carrying processed biosolids tipped over, emptying its...

An explosion at a problematic biodigester near Waunakee, Wis., destroyed a $250,000 nylon inflatable cover early Wednesday morning. The digester, owned and...

Rural infrastructure will receive a financial shot in the arm, thanks to a $10 billion private fund aimed at creating jobs and...

Is running water a basic human right? Can a utility shut off water to collect debt?In Detroit, where water customers owe a...

The San Antonio Water System and Texas state regulators are debating ownership rights to treated wastewater once it’s released into a public...

A New York Court of Appeals ruling on fracking could have repercussions for biosolids application, according to State Sen. George D. Maziarz....

Triclosan, the active ingredient in antibacterial soaps, is facing a new round of criticism. A report in the Journal of Environment Science...

Heavy rains and excess water from homeowner sump pumps nearly caused disaster at a treatment plant in Sioux Falls, S.D., last week.“Our...

According to a new French study, cities and hospitals are releasing wastewater into the environment that contains antibiotic-resistant bacteria.The study suggests that...

Milwaukee Water Works utility crews, and even some outside contractors, worked to repair a series of 76 water main breaks last week....

Proposed environmental water regulations in Massachusetts have met criticism from local water districts and the Massachusetts Water Works Association, which are concerned...

Fewer baby wipes are ending up in the Portland Water District Cottage Place pump station in Westbrook, Maine, thanks to a pilot...