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 ...

Brevard County is petitioning Florida DEP to stop a company from applying excessive sewage sludge near its drinking water source. The sewage sludge contains high levels of phosphorus, which can cause ...

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 ...