Defra has launched a consultation on whether decades-old rules governing the use of sewage sludge on farmland should be ...

Brevard County wants to stop farmers and ranchers from using too much sewage sludge as fertilizer, saying that the high phosphorous levels could trigger toxic algae blooms in our drinking water supply ...

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 ...

EPA’s agriculture adviser said the agency is conducting a risk analysis for “forever” chemicals on farms, including from the biosolids farmers spread as fertilizer. EPA isn’t looking to keep farmers ...

Farmers face sweeping changes to water and pollution rules under new proposals aimed at cutting river pollution while reshaping how sewage sludge is regulated.

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 ...