Nation May 26 Wastewater from Tyson meat processing plants is polluting U.S. waterways, report says By John Yang, Harry Zahn
World Aug 05 Watch 6:59 Fears rise over Japan’s upcoming release of Fukushima nuclear wastewater Japan could soon start releasing treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean. They’re running out of space to store the radiation-tainted water at the plant, which was damaged by the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami, but… By Rebecca Bundhun
Health Nov 27 Watch 7:17 How scientists use wastewater to track the spread of COVID As the newest dominant COVID subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 emerge, scientists are looking beyond traditional methods to track its spread. One important tool in their arsenal is wastewater surveillance. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports from California, one of the first… By Cat Wise, Layla Quran
Health Aug 22 Watch 6:17 Public health experts sound the alarm as new polio cases emerge Polio had been considered eliminated from the U.S. since 1979, when the last known case of the original strain of the polio virus was detected, while the global vaccination campaign has decreased cases by 99.9 percent. But the virus now… By William Brangham
Health Mar 29 How sewage surveillance could aid public health beyond COVID Many officials say it should become standard practice in tracking infectious diseases. By Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Kaiser Health News
Apr 09 Wastewater is the infrastructure crisis ‘people don’t want to talk about’ By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas 2020 MacArthur Fellow Catherine Coleman Flowers spoke to the PBS NewsHour about her vision for a future that centers and solves water infrastructure issues across communities. Continue reading
Jun 16 With every flush, a stream of data for these coronavirus trackers By Fedor Kossakovski Samples can’t be traced back to an individual, but researchers can start narrowing in on a geographical area where individuals are shedding the virus. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 6:28 How one utility powers its entire plant from wastewater By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo Between flushing the toilet, bathing, and washing dishes, the average person in the United States generates almost 100 gallons of wastewater each day. But one utility in the suburbs of Chicago is using the waste it extracts from that sewage… Continue watching
Sep 04 State of emergency declared in Oklahoma after record earthquake By Michael D. Regan Oklahoma's governor on Saturday declared a state of emergency for Pawnee County located near the epicenter of one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in the state. Continue reading
Aug 28 Why is Oklahoma seeing fewer earthquakes? Scientists point to new oil & gas rules By Michael D. Regan Oklahoma state regulators have taken a hard look at the practice of disposing of wastewater underground, and how it affects earthquakes. Continue reading