News Briefs: Pump Failure Causes Wastewater Release Into Niagara River

Over Memorial Day weekend, millions of gallons of untreated wastewater leaked into the Niagara River after a pump failure. Although one of the treatment system’s pumps was functioning, the volume was too much for it to handle, as an estimated 6 million gallons leaked on Saturday and millions more gallons were released Sunday while maintenance crews work to fix the problem.Cambria, California, Faces Water Shortage As climate change exacerbates drought issues, the two creeks Cambria, California, is dependent on for water are drying out, according to a recent report by SFGate.In 2021, the town nearly ran out of water and requested that its residents