cesspools

‘Acute Problems’ Plaguing Big Island’s Wastewater Treatment Systems Prompt EPA Crackdown

Birds make a home in the lagoon system where wastewater is treated in Kealakehe. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024) A newly signed…

4 weeks ago

10 Shocking Facts On Factory Farms Will Make You Rethink That Burger

Graphic by Hannah Williams In the United States, around 27 billion animals are raised for food every year. These animals…

4 years ago

Why the modern bathroom is a wasteful, unhealthy design

Piped water may be the greatest convenience ever known but our sewage systems and bathrooms are a disaster For centuries,…

5 years ago

With Green Makeover, Philadelphia Tackles Its Stormwater Problem

A rain garden manages stormwater runoff in Philadelphia's Germantown section. Philadelphia Water Department Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia’s favorite son, described his…

6 years ago

Walking in Memphis — Above a Coal Ash Cesspool

The groundwater beneath the Tennessee Valley Authority's coal-fired Allen Fossil Plant in southwest Memphis — only two miles from the…

7 years ago