Kevin McMahon’s Waterlife

For every decision we make, we must consider the needs of others, and the needs of people seven generations into the future - “The Great Law” This Great Law is the message behind Gemini award-winning filmmaker...

MOE decides stormwater sewer acceptable on Cobourg beach

The sludge and bacteria discharging onto the shores of Lookout Point Park from a stormwater sewer is within “the range that may be expected for urban areas”, according to an investigation conducted by the...

Python Found in Toilet Bowl

Australian residents found that a python awaited them in their toilet bowl. The python is 1.8 meter (nearly six feet) long, and is discovered in a highrise apartment in Australia's northern tropical city of...

Female Workers Break Stereotypes in Karachi

NPR Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep writes about the contradictions of Karachi. "As many as half of the Pakistani city's 15 million or so residents live in squatter homes, even as foreign firms pour money into...

Mass graves discovered in and south of Baghdad

More than ten corpses were found in hidden graves in Iraq. The victims seems to have died down two years back. This town was bastion of Sunni militants and presumbly was taken over by Al-Qaida linked militant. It could be their handiwork. " Iraqi villagers and soldiers...

Traders face chaos from sewer work

"Swathes of central London face eight months of chaos when a £6.5million flood relief scheme gets under way next month. Some traders fear for their livelihoods and experts predict major traffic jams as Westbourne Grove in Notting Hill is dug up by Thames Water so a new sewer...

British Columbia: Public Peeing Prompts Pop-up Potties

OpinionVictoria's City Fathers-Mothers have a unique way to what I feel is "Pissing Away the Public Purse" in their quest to protect the environment and bushes in placing Public Pee stalls which only seem to come...

Whole Cities To Be Drug Tested

    In what could be a breakthrough for researching long term drug use patterns for cities across the globe. Oregon State University researchers have developed a way to more effectively drug test...

DC's broken hydrants "an embarassment"

A series of broken and neglected fire hydrants in the greater DC area have finally garnered the attention of new Fire Chief Dennis Rubin. The chief reported to a council yesterday that nearly a quarter of the...

Private sewer tangle nears resolution

The confusion over private sewers may be nearing a resolution as new research reveals the implications of transferring responsibility for pipe repairs onto water companies. Around half of all households in...

Woman Has Rare Case of Bubonic Plague

The Bubonic Plague, more commonly referred to as the "Black Death," ravaged Europe between the years 1347 and 1350. During this short period, 25 million people (one third of Europe's population at the time) were killed.  Thousands of people died each week and...

Harare sewers clogged with dead babies

The problem came to light when council employees attended a sewer blockage.

Steaming Sewer on W. 15th St. Prompts ConEd Investigation

A steaming sewer on W. 15th St. prompted an investigation by ConEd today. The workers investigating the situation would not elaborate on the dangers of the situation, or if it was in any way connected to police...

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