State lawmakers approved a one-year moratorium on a sludge processing plant in North Kingstown while a commission studies the ...

The University of Twente is helping the paper industry to convert paper sludge - the largest waste stream from paper factories - into bio-oils and raw materials suitable for re-use. At the end of the ...

The town of North Kingstown has put federal environmental regulators on notice: A lawsuit is coming. The written warning sent ...

Before filing any case against federal regulators, the town had to issue a 60-day notice, and it has now done so, accusing ...

Town leaders in North Kingstown have taken first steps towards suing the EPA over a proposal to move a pyrolysis plant to ...

Co-pyrolysis combines municipal sewage sludge with lignocellulosic biomass under oxygen-limited, high-temperature conditions to convert waste streams into value-added products. By harnessing ...

To handle increasing wastewater loads, sewage treatment plants are adopting more advanced treatment processes. However, many of these approaches require additional space and energy, highlighting the ...

Town of North Kingstown announced that it intends to file a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over the ...

Oily sludge, a viscous residue generated by the petroleum and petrochemical industries, presents a formidable environmental challenge due to its high content of hydrocarbons, heavy metals and other ...

Scientists are helping the paper industry to convert paper sludge - the largest waste stream from paper factories - into bio-oils and raw materials suitable for re-use. They aim to build a ...