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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: sewage

sewage stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - The famous Blue Grotto of the Italian island of Capri has been closed after its striking cerulean waters were fouled by raw sewage believed to be dumped by the Mafia, reports the Independent. La Grotta Azzurra, a favorite haunt of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, is celebrated for its striking... More »

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tourism • Italy • Naples • mob • Mafia • sewage • waste disposal management • Blue Grotto • cesspool • Capri

ANALYSIS

Science Promises Cleaner Biofuels; Greens Wary

'Understanding the risks' of genetically engineered microbes is essential, some say

Jan 5, 09 4:54 PM CST
(Newser) - The future of alternative energy may lie with genetically engineered microbes that can efficiently convert sugar, or even sewage, into fuel, Yale Environment 360 reports. Small biotechs are using the tools of “synthetic biology” to create organisms that produce a range of carbon fuels without the extra energy expended... More »

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greenhouse gases • biofuel • carbon • cellulose • microbe • sewage • sugar cane • synthetic biology

 Sewage Soaks Baghdad Slum 

Infrastructure remains sub-standard in much of Iraq

Nov 25, 08 2:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Residents of the Sadr City slum of Baghdad have come to accept raw sewage, bubbling to the surface from broken pipes, as a part of daily life, Bloomberg reports. And Sadr City is hardly an oddity—despite 6 years and billions of American dollars, much of Iraq still lacks reliable... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • waste • sewage • Muqtada al-Sadr

No Kidding: Bush Sewage Plant Makes Nov. Ballot

SF group secures enough signatures to make satirical measure legit

Jul 18, 08 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - San Francisco voters will decide in November not only who will succeed President Bush but also how they will remember him. A group calling itself the Presidential Memorial Commission has pushed through a ballot initiative to rename an area sewage plant after the outgoing president, the Chronicle reports. A White... More »

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California • Republican • San Francisco • sewage • referendum • liberal • George W. Bush • liberal rage • ballot initiative

Cities' Sewage Serves as Giant Drug Test

Analyzing waste for
illicit substances
sheds light on use

Jun 23, 08 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Across the world, raw sewage is being analyzed for clues to illegal drug use. Environmental scientists are testing waste from US and European cities to gather data, which reveals everything from what's popular to which days see the greatest use of which substances. "Every sample has one illicit drug... More »

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drugs • London • Las Vegas • heroin • cocaine • methamphetamine • Milan • sewage • drug test

 Iowa Flood Tide Turns Noxious 

Mix of sewage and chemicals poses danger to residents

Jun 17, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iowa floodwaters have become a toxic mess of sewage, chemicals, diesel, and animal carcasses, the AP reports, pushing some Iowans attempting to salvage possessions to update tetanus shots. "It bothers me, with everything that's in the water," said one resident. "I probably won't keep anything." Meanwhile,... More »

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Iowa • Mississippi River • sewage • levees • Midwest floods

Florida Moves to Stop Piping Sewage Into the Ocean

Bill to change sewage system crawling through state legislature

Apr 23, 08 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Florida has been dumping sewage into the ocean for over 60 years, but is moving towards cleaning up its act, Reuters reports. Florida’s Senate recently passed a bill that would replace the system, which pumps 300 million gallons of partially treated waste into the Atlantic daily. Passage in the... More »

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Florida • environment • pollution • sewage • contaminated water

Deep, Dark Secrets Indeed

New books shed some light on immense, unexplored ocean depths

Dec 8, 07 7:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Though the first deep-sea expedition took place in 1931, humans still know little about what goes on miles below sea level. What we do know is startlingly strange, Tim Flannery writes in a look at two new volumes in the New York Review of Books—and a rising tide of... More »

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Atlantic Ocean • Pacific Ocean • ocean • fish • toxic waste • sewage

Hudson River Gets Ready for Its Close-Up

Scientists set out to uncover 315-mile waterway's secrets

Sep 5, 07 7:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Hudson River is about to go on display. The 315 miles of New York (and New Jersey) water will be outfitted with sensors that collect data and track environmental threats, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The effort will improve understanding of human impact on ecology and will direct resource... More »

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environment • water • New Jersey • New York • shipping • Hudson River • purification • sewage

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