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03/02/2018 / By David Williams

Raw sewage leak in Minnesota leaves thousands of gallons of sludge on top of a frozen lake

In case you thought you were having a bad day, just be thankful that you haven’t been exposed to raw sewage. Unless you’re from Maple Lake, Minnesota, that is. In which case, you’re probably one of the many residents inconvenienced by the thousands of gallons of raw sewage that leaked onto a nearby lake after […]

09/28/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

The same sewage spilled all over Houston and Florida is routinely spread on food farms across America

In the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Harvey, we’ve been hearing a lot about the dangers of flood waters. Filled with sewage, these waters are complicating life and putting people’s health at risk in the flood zone. It’s a disturbing problem, but if you don’t happen to live in the affected areas, it’s nothing you […]

07/30/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Cities dumping human sewage on farm land across America is contaminating the food supply and destroying the ecosystem

Since the EPA started promoting the “land application” of sewage sludge in 1993, millions of tons of this toxic biosludge have been spread on the farmland and public parks in our nation. It also sometimes makes its way to the organic compost and fertilizer section of your favorite garden supply store. What happens to it […]

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