New SARS-CoV-2 variants detected in wastewater sewers in New York City could help identify where the next variant will come from, researchers say.

Most of us don't think about what happens after we flush the toilet. Results of a deep dive into the environmental impact of human wastewater aren't pretty.

Water and sewerage companies should not be responsible for reporting pollution.

A community's wastewater can predict coronavirus cases that haven't yet been diagnosed. The quicker that information is known, the better.

Treatment rates are still low in many developing countries.

Using a bacterial strain from mangroves, researchers have uncovered a low-cost, sustainable way to produce bioplastics from sewage sludge and wastewater.

A new method not only detects viral infections like COVID-19 in wastewater but also tracks whether the infection rates are trending up or down.

As the world waits for vaccines against COVID-19, testing wastewater can give communities and smaller locales, such as school districts, valuable signals about infections trends.

Fast fashion is far from green. But the rapid expansion of online clothing resale platforms could help shrink the garment industry's negative impact on the environment.