The General Assembly is zeroing in on industrial sludge regulations with discussions on a cross-filed bill that would require a permit for its storage and use. The Industrial Sludge Utilization Permit ...

For months people in a Hollister neighborhood along South Street have been complaining about an 'unbearable' odor coming from sludge ponds located steps away from their homes. The smell is from tomato ...

GRANBY — About a year after Blair Powell built his dream home in the southwest Missouri Ozarks, a noxious smell wafting from the farm next door ruined his son’s wedding reception in their backyard.

Anti-sludge signs dotted the roadsides of rural Newton and McDonald Counties on Feb. 24. GRANBY — About a year after Blair Powell built his dream home in the southwest Missouri Ozarks, a noxious smell ...

The source of the odor was a large waste lagoon on farmer Jerry Evans’ property, about a mile behind Powell’s house. The open-air pit contains “sludge,” as it is colloquially known, composed of animal ...