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NewsNovember 27, 2014

NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- Residents are hoping tests on air samples can explain why their city smells like cat urine. New Castle residents began noticing the smell Nov. 1. The smell is lingering near a sewage treatment plant. State environmental officials don't believe the odor is harmful, but they don't yet know what's causing it. Tests on air samples to determine what's causing the smell will take weeks to complete...

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Residents say city smells like cat urine

NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- Residents are hoping tests on air samples can explain why their city smells like cat urine. New Castle residents began noticing the smell Nov. 1. The smell is lingering near a sewage treatment plant. State environmental officials don't believe the odor is harmful, but they don't yet know what's causing it. Tests on air samples to determine what's causing the smell will take weeks to complete.

-- Associated Press

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