Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Compost piles are prepped for screening at the Tulare Lake Compost plant. Researchers say that natural fertilizers created from ...

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What goes down your toilet can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid byproducts of the wastewater treatment process. Rich in nutrients, they can be ...

It seemed like such a good idea at the time: Compost the sludge from the Hoosac Water Quality District by mixing in woodchips, then use it as a fertilizer for local projects or sell to others to do so ...

As Williamstown prepares for annual town meeting on May 22 nd, debate has emerged over a proposal that would see the town’s wastewater plant utilized by contractor Casella to process other communities ...

NORTH ADAMS — In the wake of a negative public response and changes in regulations, the Hoosac Water Quality District announced it would not be composting sludge for other communities after all.

A team of UCLA researchers has put a new spin on the 1970s rock classic “Dust in the Wind” — only this one is grimmer and grimier than the original hit by Kansas. They found that wind picks up ...