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News Briefs: Jury Awards $27 Million for Worker Death at Treatment Plant

In this week's water and wastewater news, a jury finds a construction company at fault for a 2011 fatality, a plant gets called out on social media, and Detroit looks for funding.

August 24, 2016

News Briefs: High-Speed Chase Ends With Significant Treatment Plant Damage

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News Briefs: High-Speed Chase Ends With Significant Treatment Plant Damage

Also in this week's sewer and water news, scientists with the University of California-Berkeley launch a pop-up lab to test wastewater for COVID-19

November 04, 2020

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News Briefs: Olympians Attempt to Avoid Rio's Sewage Splash

In this week's water and wastewater news, Olympians work to avoid sewage-tainted waters, the fallout in Flint continues, and fuel tanks in Hawaii cause concern for utility managers.

August 10, 2016

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News Briefs: Obama Declares Flint Water Crisis a Federal Emergency

In this week's water and wastewater news, Flint will receive FEMA funds, the House votes to override Clean Water Act revisions, and a patent is issued for a wastewater treatment system that removes micropollutants

January 19, 2016

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News Briefs: Spark from Saw Starts Treatment Plant Fire

In this week's water and wastewater news, a fire ignites at a Minnesota plant, East Lansing responds to worker lawsuit and Alabama utilities could lose tax exemption.