“The sewer is the conscience of the city. Everything there converges and confronts everything else.” -Victor Hugo, The Intestine of Leviathan With the Paris Olympics in full swing, athletes are being ...

Tests of standing water at Peace River Village in Bartow have detected the presence of human waste. The city of Bartow first took samples Oct. 14 of water from a puddle covering a street in the mobile ...

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to ...

Fetid water pools outside a mobile home in Hayneville in Lowndes County, Ala., in 2022. For the last 14 years, when it rains in Lowndes County, Alabama, contaminated standing water builds up around ...

Circular sanitation systems could be lifelines on a water-stressed planet, but there are big barriers to overcome. By Jane Withers Jane Withers is a design writer and curator in London who specializes ...

Sewage pollution in the Thames has been a problem for centuries. A new art installation at Science Gallery London explores the history, engineering, geography and science of human waste in the river.