This story was originally published by Investigate Midwest. The cool morning spring breeze hit Saundra Traywick “like a punch to the face.” Walking through her wooded 38-acre donkey farm in central ...

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Investigate Midwest, an independent, nonprofit newsroom. The cool morning spring breeze hit Saundra Traywick “like a punch to the face.” Walking ...

A powerful, nutrient-rich fertilizer flows through every home every single day, and most people send it straight down the drain without a second thought. That habit wastes nitrogen, phosphorus, ...

Feb. 14—Farmers across Washington already spread thousands of tons of fertilizer from human waste on their crops each year, but there’s a major blind spot when it comes to potential contaminants.

WELLSTON, Okla. — When Leslie Stewart moved to her home in a rural expanse of Lincoln County outside of Oklahoma City more than 20 years ago, she thought she'd found a slice of heaven. In a town of ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

WELLSTON, Okla. — When Leslie Stewart moved to her home in a rural expanse of Lincoln County outside of Oklahoma City more than 20 years ago, she thought she’d found a slice of heaven. In a town of ...

Washington is one step closer to eliminating a major blind spot for potential contaminants in crops grown across the state using human waste as fertilizer. Lawmakers voted unanimously last week to ...

MASCOUTAH, Ill. (AP) — Residents in southwestern Illinois are raising questions about the use of treated human waste as a fertilizer. The Belleville News-Democrat ...