Topic: Sewage
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Charts
Why Sewage Plants Are Especially Vulnerable to Climate Change
Nearly 11 billion gallons of waste spilled into waterways after Superstorm Sandy, according to a new report.
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Videos
The Chicago River Is Now Running in the Opposite Direction
The river will flow temporarily into Lake Michigan, where it'll dump millions of gallons of raw sewage.
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Toilet Tuesday
India's Quixotic Quest to End Human-Hauled Sewage
Hand-emptied toilets could be outlawed, but they're not likely to disappear any time soon.
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How Sewage Reveals a City's Drug Habits
A multi-city study of wastewater shows how drug use varies.
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Solving the Public Poop Problem
San Francisco considers a plan for cheap public toilets that compost
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Visualizing the Chicago River Reversal
A recently uncovered collection of photographs documents this engineering feat
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New Life for Chicago's Least Popular Waterway
Architect Jeanne Gang wants to remake Bubbly Creek into a destination
