Drinking water around the District of Columbia hasn’t been contaminated. But scientists say the environmental damage could be severe.
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A New MA Bill Would Require Cities To Alert Public To Sewage In Rivers
In most communities, whatever you flush down the toilet goes to a treatment plant. But in some Massachusetts cities and towns, it could end up in a local river during a rainstorm. Miriam Wasser reports on a new statewide effort to let the public know when that happens.
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After Warwick Sewer Line Collapse, RIDEM Modifies Shellfishing Closure In Narragansett Bay
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has reduced the area in Upper Narragansett Bay that has been closed off to shellfishing to just a two-mile stretch along Warwick’s coast. On Sunday, Aug. 26, the Warwick Sewer Authority discovered 300,000 gallons of sewage had spilled into Buckeye Brook. The DEM closed off all of Upper […]
