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

Nearly all of Rhode Island’s sludge is burned in incinerators in Cranston and Woonsocket, with the majority going to the ...

Warren — Warren city leaders have approved $450,000 in funding to make emergency repairs to the city's sludge incinerator, which officials say will likely continue to need fixes until a more modern ...

RENSSELAER, NY (WRGB) — Without a warning... The city of Rensselaer could be getting a sludge incineration plant on the banks of the Hudson River. This shocked the community, its local leaders, and ...

Warren city leaders have approved issuing $100 million in bonds for the replacement of the city's aging sludge incinerator. The Warren City Council voted Tuesday to approve issuing the bond to replace ...

Activists and Mayor Mike Stammel are up in arms over a New Jersey-based waste company's plan to build a sludge incinerator in the city of Rensselaer. Environmentalists turned out Saturday along the ...

Woonsocket is planning to close its sludge incinerator despite the potential economic impacts it could have on the region.

Woonsocket residents are suing the city over nauseating odors from a local sludge incinerator. The Woonsocket City Council has voted to close the incinerator, which processes waste for over 20 ...

Four cities in Western Washington burn their sewage sludge: Anacortes, Bellingham, Lynnwood, and Vancouver, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA announced Wednesday that Lynnwood ...

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