wastewater infrastructure
The weird way that human waste is killing corals
Wastewater fuels blooms of reef-smothering algae. Better engineering and an army of funny-looking fish can come to the rescue.
Puerto Rico was promised billions for safe water. Taps are still running dry
Puerto Rico's fragile power grid and a haphazard backup system leave the island’s water system prone to collapse.
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Odessa water outage underscores Texas’ aging water infrastructure problem
Texas had 3,866 water boil notices in 2021, the most in the last decade. Aging water systems threaten water supply and quality — and for many small towns across the state, they won’t be cheap to repair.
Hot London real estate faces high flood risk, climate change troubles
New housing developments across London are vulnerable to flooding from extreme weather events. Experts are alarmed and demand citywide accountability and action.
www.bloomberg.com
The right to flush and forget
Catherine Coleman Flowers, author of the new book Waste, warns that a failure to develop proper sewage infrastructure will spread disease and poverty.
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This Fixer wrote the book on addressing poverty, wastewater, and climate change in rural America
A conversation with Catherine Flowers, author of "Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret."
www.post-gazette.com
Long-awaited federal approval granted for Alcosan wet weather plan
After 12 years of negotiations, modified decree contains option for “green" infrastructure but still lots of “gray" piping and storage.
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