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By Nicola Pring 4/30 1:59pm

Sandy Dumped 11 Billion Gallons of Poop Into Our Waterways

Well, that stinks.

According to a study released today by climate change research organization Climate Central, Hurricane Sandy flushed 11 billion gallons of raw and partially treated sewage from sewage treatment plants into bodies of water—and in some cases city streets—in the Northeast after the storm. Climate Central’s report notes that 11 billion Read More

By Steve Cohen 8:11pm

Sewage Treatment and Investment in National Infrastructure

An excellent article by Charles Duhigg in the NY Times on November 23, 2009, detailed the degree to which cities around the United States have violated water pollution control standards by dumping raw sewage into our waterways. Unlike the situation he described in a similar piece a few months ago, the violators are Read More

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