Topic: Sewers
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One Climate Change Era Growth Industry: Giant Sewer Balloons
In a race to meet EPA guidelines, U.S. cities have installed dozens of these devices over the past decade.
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Why Sometimes You Can Smell the Sewer Even Though You Mostly Can't
5 reasons you might get a sudden whiff of something unpleasant.
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Videos
The Hidden Dangers of Driving Over Manholes
Watch cars get launched into the air like rockets due to ill-fitting manhole covers.
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Toilet Tuesday
What Really Happens After You Flush the Toilet
Your waste goes on a magical journey from becoming "mixed liquor" to "sludge cakes," as this photographic tour of Arlington County, Virginia's newly renovated wastewater plant reveals.
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The Secret to Less Smelly Sewers: Old Coffee Grounds
Researchers at the City College of New York think they've found a way to use coffee to neutralize a city's most unpleasant odor.
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A Fix for America's Silent Sewer Scourge
Hundreds of U.S. cities still rely on antiquated systems that spew sewage during floods. Here's how one company is trying to change that.
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Why Every City Should Be Planting Rain Gardens
They save lots of money - and that's just their most obvious benefit.
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Study of the Day: Minorities in Michigan Pay More for Utilities
The reason is more connected to location than race
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Tackling the Developing World's Poop Problem
A look at the politics behind India's massive toilet shortage
