Waste Water

America's Hidden 60 Million Barrel A Day Industry: Dirty Water

Reuters | Posted 03.17.2012

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(John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) By John Kemp LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The bi...

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Where I Stand on Cleaning Up the Chicago River

Debra Shore | Posted 07.18.2011

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Debra Shore

Dumping effluent that contains very high levels of bacteria and other pathogens into the Chicago and Calumet Rivers is not exactly best practice in wastewater treatment. It is clear that we can do better.

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Swimming With the Sewage: The Disturbing Reality of the City's Sewage System

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Petro

On Monday the New York Times brought us some nasty details about the city's sewer system. New York City has a combined sewer system, meaning that both...

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Pennsylvania Faces A Tainted Wastewater Onslaught Due To Natural Gas Drilling

ProPublica | Posted 05.25.2011

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Workers at a steel mill and a power plant were the first to notice something strange about the Monongahela River last summer. The water that U.S. Stee...

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