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 ...

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 ...

As we flush our toilets and drain our sinks, few of us consider where our wastewater goes next. Yet, the wastewater treatment industry, a cornerstone of modern sanitation, is facing challenges that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...