Every other Friday, the Outside/In team answers one listener question about the natural world. This week, Jeannie from Burlington, Vt., asked us about wastewater treatment plants. She said she's ...

As the Cedar Rapids Water Pollution Control plant undergoes a $318 million modernization project that is expected to be completed as early as the end of 2029, the plant is getting extra attention from ...

Every day, food scraps disappear into trash bags, are hauled away and forgotten. But that waste could be turned into something productive. Across the United States, about 97 million metric tons of ...

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to ...

When most people flush the toilet, they don’t linger to think about where it all goes. Behind the scenes, the people running wastewater treatment plants work tirelessly on one of the most important ...

Study shows how controlling pyrolysis temperature can help reduce environmental risks of chemical sewage sludge, supporting sustainable sewage treatment JEONBUK-DO, South Korea, March 17, 2026 ...

PHOENIXVILLE — Everything old is new again, at least at the Phoenixville Wastewater Treatment Plant. There, a “new” technology whose actual discovery dates back to before World War I is getting ready ...

Work is under way at Lincoln's two sewage plants on projects to meet new federal and state requirements, to increase capacity for growth and to reduce odors. The plants are at 2400 Theresa St. and ...

Cruise ships can generate hundreds of tons of wastewater every day, but most of it isn’t simply dumped into the ocean. This breaks down how onboard treatment plants work, why blackwater and greywater ...

All around the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant, Mike Hallmen points to evidence that change is afoot. Water-filled chambers that were once clogged with mucky brown sediment or choked by ...