Gov. Dan McKee said he will “stand shoulder to shoulder” with North Kingstown if the town continues to oppose a proposal for ...

While Maine has outlawed sludge as an agricultural fertilizer, preferring to landfill it to stop the spread of the harmful forever chemicals lurking within, California has taken the opposite tack.

Alex Kuffner of The Providence Journal joined "Behind the Story" to talk about why sludge disposal is a problem across New England.

A proposed plant that would use a high-heat process to turn sludge into fertilizer has residents worried about odors and property values.

PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh-based sludge disposal startup said it has closed on a strategic investment that included EQT CEO Toby Z. Rice. Orbital Biocarbon Inc., which builds disposal systems for ...