Sewage overload, drain discharge, solid waste such as cow dung and industrial effluents, and institutional coordination gaps ...

Nearly 8 million gallons of sewer overflow were spilled into Midlands rivers in 2025, according to a report released ...

When 38-year-old Pradeep Kumar Bishwokarma was growing up in Ramgadhawa, a neighborhood in southern Nepal’s industrial town of Birgunj, he would jump into the Sirsiya River to beat the summer heat as ...

Antibiotics that save lives can also become hidden environmental threats once they leave hospitals and households. A new study reports an innovative ...

The image of medieval people casually dumping sewage out their windows is one of the most stubborn myths about the Middle Ages. In reality, most cities had strict laws against it, with fines for ...

Locals cite waterlogging after brief rain, illegal dumping, unsafe pedestrian access and rising commute costs, with ...

Yorkshire Water says its plant at Atwick has been dealing with "prolonged rainfall".

As the US looks set to lose its measles elimination status, scientists turn to wastewater tracking to limit outbreaks.

Scott Hunsucker has spent more than three decades in charge of the waste water treatment plant and sanitary sewer system in ...

It's home to the largest sewage treatment facility in Europe.

A major sewer line collapse near the Potomac River drove D.C. Water to divert millions of gallons of wastewater into a contained section of the C&O Canal, prompting contamination concerns as ...

Roughly 10,000 gallons of raw sewage unloaded into the Peconic River during a construction mishap at a Long Island apartment ...