The January collapse of a pipe dumped huge amounts of sewage into the Potomac River. But smaller sewer overflows that draw far less notice are common and sometimes cause backups into homes that threat ...

A neighbor’s message alerted Teddy Bloomquist to a potential flooding problem. Downstairs in his Baltimore row house, cloudy ...

Would you believe me if I told you urine can be used to produce energy? I know this sounds crazy, but a study, published in Results in Chemistry, analyzes how ...

Feb. 14—Farmers across Washington already spread thousands of tons of fertilizer from human waste on their crops each year, but there’s a major blind spot when it comes to potential contaminants.

UK-based Firefly plans to produce sustainable aviation fuel from sewage sludge using hydrothermal liquefaction technology, targeting commercial production by 2029 with backing from Wizz Air and a 525, ...

Researchers recently unveiled proof that Romans used a surprising ingredient in their medical treatments — and it's far from sanitary. The research focuses on a vessel that was unearthed in Pergamon, ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For some property owners in Albuquerque, it’s a nasty problem; they are constantly having to clean up human waste on their properties. For more than a year now, the City of ...