A New York bill calls for a moratorium on the use and sale of biosolids, treated sewage sludge that meets certain Environmental Protection Agency requirements and can be used as soil fertilizer.

Old trees are learning new tricks with the advent of composite materials. A "green composite" made from biodegradable ...

Weight-loss injections – miracle solution for the millions unable to tackle excess weight by conventional means? Or sticking plaster medicine fraught with side-effects, the extent of which we are ...

Community effort turns rubbish-filled land into thriving garden, fish farm in Taman Sri Serdang What was once a neglected, rubbish-strewn corner of Flat Sri Serdang in Taman Sri Serdang, Selangor, has ...

Spring Hill, Fla. — When Blake Merrell describes how he came to expand his family’s Indiana-based fertilizer business into Pasco County, Florida, he does so in biblical terms. The 37-year-old invokes ...

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Dear Eartha, Can someone please explain to me the difference between the landfill and the Summit County Resource Allocation Park? I’ve heard both terms used to describe the same place, but aren’t they ...

(Beyond Pesticides, October 27, 2025) With the confluence of science and law, the spotlight is on sewage sludge fertilizer and its contaminants, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

If you shop for fertilizer in Connecticut this fall, you will see some labels missing from the shelves and more paperwork behind the ones that remain. The reason is new state rules targeting certain ...

Bio-tar, once seen as a toxic waste, can be transformed into bio-carbon with applications in clean energy and environmental protection. This innovation could reduce emissions, create profits, and ...

In a city renowned for its water, there is something wrong with the air. The smell starts around 6 a.m., when the coffee is brewing and the stray cats begin gathering near Linda Masi’s Lake ...