Cape Cod has a wastewater problem. Excess nitrogen from backyard septic systems is impairing fresh and saltwater ecosystems.

The Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (MASSTC) in Sandwich has received nearly $3.3 million in state and federal funds to expand its wastewater research facility. Pollution from ...

With every rinse of a sink and flush of a toilet, public health is becoming easier to track thanks to a growing practice known as wastewater monitoring or wastewater surveillance. "This is an ...

Ownership of an underused sewage treatment plant on Joint Base Cape Cod is currently in the process of being transferred to a private investment firm that aims to use it to handle regional wastewater ...

Feb. 19—Despite the county's Public Health Services Department reporting omicron was first confirmed in Kern on Jan. 4, the department said it knew omicron was "likely" present in December through ...

The island is one of the first to look at foam as a possible PFAS exposure risk. Here’s what test results say so far.