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Stories About Pollution

Breaking Down the Great Lakes' Microplastics Problem
Breaking Down the Great Lakes' Microplastics Problem
Online Exclusives
April 18, 2023
New 'Water Heroes' Website Aims to Raise Awareness of Untreated Wastewater
New 'Water Heroes' Website Aims to Raise Awareness of Untreated Wastewater
Online Exclusives
March 15, 2023

Xylem and Manchester City Football Club launch short film to highlight dangers of wastewater pollution
EPA Issues Guidance to States to Reduce Harmful PFAS Pollution
Online Exclusives
December 12, 2022

New EPA memo provides direction under NPDES permitting program to restrict PFAS at their source
Water Fleas as 'Canaries in Coal Mine' Offer Key to Managing Chemical Pollution
Water Fleas as 'Canaries in Coal Mine' Offer Key to Managing Chemical Pollution
Online Exclusives
October 13, 2022
380-Ton Boring Machine Arrives in Virginia to Dig New Waterfront Tunnel
380-Ton Boring Machine Arrives in Virginia to Dig New Waterfront Tunnel
Online Exclusives
August 24, 2022
A New Approach to Dewatering Helped a Massachusetts Plant Resolve a Compliance Issue
A New Approach to Dewatering Helped a Massachusetts Plant Resolve a Compliance Issue
Editorial
August 16, 2022

A sudden change in influent led to challenges with dewatering and permit issues. A new two-channel Volute press restored the plant to compliance.

Revenue from Septage Keeps a Clean-Water Plant Financially Sound After a Major Discharger's Departure
Revenue from Septage Keeps a Clean-Water Plant Financially Sound After a Major Discharger's Departure
Editorial
March 15, 2022

When a creamery closed and left his town’s clean-water plant short of revenue, Kendall Chamberlain and his team devised an innovative solution.