The four sewage treatment plant workers had gone to check on an unusual pressure buildup in the tank and were either on or near it at the time of the explosion Monday afternoon, Fire Chief Bobby ...

Hanford workers have started removing radioactive sludge from Tank AY-102. The tank has waste leaking between its double shells. File Associated Press Hanford workers began pumping radioactive sludge ...

The General Assembly is zeroing in on industrial sludge regulations with discussions on a cross-filed bill that would require a permit for its storage and use. The Industrial Sludge Utilization Permit ...

The Wicomico County Council successfully introduced a bill that could severely limit, if not ban, sludge tanks in the county. Sludge tanks, also known as Dissolved Air Flotation tanks, are used by ...

Early October is a busy time for farmers in the wooded, agricultural countryside between Mardela Springs and Hebron, Maryland. It's harvesting season: The yellow-green soybean fields are replete with ...

CARBONDALE – A rather pungent debate is under way as town sanitation officials ask themselves whether they should stick with sludge or convert to cake. The Carbondale Sanitation Department has for ...

Growing up in the old mill neighborhood of South Chicago, Marcelina Pedraza said she and her siblings would have loved to have access to Lake Michigan without needing to make a special a trip to ...

SEATTLE — A new report from Washington State Ferries revealed the Walla Walla ferry ran aground in April due to contaminated fuel, caused by bacterial and fungal growth that overwhelmed the vessel’s ...