Barnstable’s health board will review a proposal that could change septic rules near sensitive waters. What could it mean for some property owners?

In a unanimous vote on Wednesday morning, the Southern Nevada Health District withdrew a controversial proposal to update regulations for local homeowners with septic tanks. For the past six months, ...

New research led by University of South Carolina environmental health sciences assistant professor Laura Langan has provided further support for the effectiveness of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE ...

An environmental engineer, he invented a biological method to remove nitrogen and phosphorous from wastewater, an advance that transformed the industry worldwide.

A surge in quartz countertop fabrication has triggered a growing epidemic of silicosis — an incurable lung disease — among Bay Area workers who cut and polish the popular kitchen material.