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Developers See Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal as an Alluring New Waterfront. But for Years, It Stunk

The EPA has been working for 12 years on two huge underground tanks to keep sewage overflows from polluting the canal. The city’s DEP, which for years has done little to speed the process, announced late last month that it’s now ahead of schedule.

By Jordan Gass-Pooré

In Parts of New York City, a Vexing Mix of Stormwater and Sewage Have Made Flooding the ‘New Normal’

By Lauren Dalban

After $615 Million and 16 Months of Tunneling, Alexandria, Virginia, Is Close to Fixing Its Sewage Overflow Problem

By Sarah Vogelsong

As Baltimore’s Sewer System Buckles Under Extreme Weather, City Refuses to Help Residents With Cleanup Efforts

By Aman Azhar

Baltimore Won’t Expand a Program to Help Residents Clean up After Sewage Backups

By Aman Azhar

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