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Report finds fecal bacteria in Texas beaches, which could make swimmers sick

July 2, 2021

I don’t think anyone would claim Texas’ beaches are the best in the world, but turns out they might contain something grosser than some crusty seaweed and dead jellyfish. According to an annual report from Environment Texas Research and Policy Center, 55 out of 61 Texas beaches tested in 2020 exceeded a federal safety threshold… >> Read More

Rep. Lori Trahan gets billions for sewage overflows added to infrastructure bill 

July 1, 2021

LOWELL – More good news may be on the way for Greater Lowell and other Merrimack Valley towns impacted by combined sewer overflows and other water and wastewater infrastructure challenges. Key provisions from U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan’s Stop Sewage Overflows Act — bipartisan legislation she introduced earlier this year in collaboration with Illinois Republican U.S…. >> Read More

Rep. Lori Trahan gets billions for sewage overflows added to infrastructure bill

July 1, 2021

LOWELL – More good news may be on the way for Greater Lowell and other Merrimack Valley towns impacted by combined sewer overflows and other water and wastewater infrastructure challenges. Key provisions from U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan’s Stop Sewage Overflows Act — bipartisan legislation she introduced earlier this year in collaboration with Illinois Republican U.S…. >> Read More

New Yorkers fled to the Hamptons in 2020 – and sparked a major sewage crisis

June 25, 2021

Growing up in Southampton, Bryan McGowin spent his summers swimming in a beautiful local pond. Now in his 40s, McGowin won’t let his kids into the water. “If you drink that now, you will get sick,” said McGowin. Across the New York coastal community better known as the Hamptons, residents face perilously declining water quality,… >> Read More

Cleanup In Aisle 9! Crews Rip Up Old Town Walgreens, Piling Mounds Of Dirt And Bricks In The Middle Of The Store

June 9, 2021

OLD TOWN – If you were buying sunscreen from the Old Town Walgreens, it was in stock Tuesday – but you might have had to climb over a giant pile of dirt and bricks, then avoid falling into a trench, to get it. A construction crew tore through the convenience store’s floor Tuesday, pulling up… >> Read More

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