The first thing you notice is the stench. “It’s not going to smell like your husband’s farts,” says Myra Dotson. “It smells like fetid, festering meat.” A former UNC research assistant and current ...

Sludge is often applied as fertilizer to farmland in South Carolina. It’s considered good for plant growth, but there are growing questions about whether toxic materials are in the sludge. This photo, ...

State and federal agencies are seeking to learn more about a polluting industry’s sludge that was reportedly spread long ago on land where Black Creek Elementary School was built. This a shot of the ...