Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The deadline for written comments on new rules being considered by the Missouri Department of Natural ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore bolstered Maryland's environmental priorities in a bevy of legislation signed into law which covered clean water and agriculture. In July 2023, Moore signed two executive ...

In the summer of 1976, household trash, leftover sewage and dead fish washed up on the ocean beaches of New York and New Jersey. Pressure rose on New York City to quit dumping massive amounts of ...

The Times dug into the widespread use of sewage sludge as fertilizer, which is sometimes heavily contaminated by “forever chemicals.” By Hiroko Tabuchi For decades, the government has encouraged ...

In the summer of 1976, household trash, leftover sewage and dead fish washed up on the ocean beaches of New York and New Jersey. Pressure rose on New York City to quit dumping massive amounts of ...

The commission eventually tightened rules for using food processing waste or sewage sludge as fertilizer. “There’s no such thing as a food-grade fertilizer from a poultry plant,” said Julie Lay, an ...