Every other Friday, the Outside/In team answers one listener question about the natural world. This week, Jeannie from Burlington, Vt., asked us about wastewater treatment plants. She said she's ...

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to ...

When most people flush the toilet, they don’t linger to think about where it all goes. Behind the scenes, the people running wastewater treatment plants work tirelessly on one of the most important ...

A multi-year renovation project is about to begin at Arlington's Water Pollution Control Plant. The $32.2 million first phase will be part of an almost $200 million undertaking "to make the facility ...

All around the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant, Mike Hallmen points to evidence that change is afoot. Water-filled chambers that were once clogged with mucky brown sediment or choked by ...

Work is under way at Lincoln's two sewage plants on projects to meet new federal and state requirements, to increase capacity for growth and to reduce odors. The plants are at 2400 Theresa St. and ...

Michele Smith, a senior environmental specialist for the state, poses with her father Ralph Turkle on the Oregon coast. (Courtesy of Michele Smith) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of ...

PHOENIXVILLE — Everything old is new again, at least at the Phoenixville Wastewater Treatment Plant. There, a “new” technology whose actual discovery dates back to before World War I is getting ready ...

Jacob Groby is so confident in the quality of the wastewater treated by the Mandeville sewage plant that, on a recent Thursday morning, he stood by a discharge pipe and cupped his hands. The water, ...