Examining wastewater treatments and the way forward
Water is becoming an increasingly scarce resource. As a result of water pollution caused by human-related activities,...
As sea levels rise, septic waste may leak into coastal homes
The global consequences of sea level rise — flooding, destruction of wetlands habitat, increased storm surges...
New purification facility will take water from toilet to tap
Most people don’t like to think about flushing the toilet and having that same water come out of the tap. But...
Leaking wastewater pond causes state of emergency in Florida
A leak in a wastewater pond caused a state of emergency in Manatee County, Florida last weekend. More than 300...
LEED Gold Columbia Building cleans stormwater runoff with green roofs
When Portland-based Skylab Architecture was asked by the City of Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services...
Award-winning Geographies of Urban Filth rethinks waste in cities
Developed cities around the world go to great lengths to hide their waste and sewage systems from view by hiding...
Plastic-eating mushrooms are the new superheroes in combating the growing waste crisis
A new study from the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London says that fungi are capable of expediting the breakdown...
This LEED Gold wastewater treatment center is helping a community rethink poo
As anyone who’s been to a community meeting knows, the NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) syndrome is often a frustrating...
FEMA scrubs statistics on Puerto Rico's lack of water and electricity from website
After Hurricane Maria — a category 4 storm — knocked out power for Puerto Rico’s 3.5 million citizens, the...
Bicycle highway in the Netherlands built using recycled toilet paper
People in the Netherlands use an estimated 180,000 tons of toilet paper every year. Because this amounts to a lot...
New biofuel from wastewater slashes vehicle CO2 emissions by 80%
An innovative new project called LIFE+ Methamorphosis is pioneering a new sustainable biofuel for cars. Car company...
Egyptian researchers discover a way to grow forests in the desert with sewage
Desertification is a major issue throughout Africa, but there’s a simple way to stop the spread of deserts into...
UK fracking company proposes to dump wastewater into the sea
As public concern continues over the environmental costs of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, one United Kingdom...
Humans have caused so many earthquakes that scientists had to update their maps
Those at the United States Geological Survey has noticed such a spike in manmade earthquakes that they had to change...
Looking for a beer made from actual human piss? Urine luck.
In 2001 the hipsters of Portland planted the seed for a fascination with PBR that quickly spread nation-wide. So...
