Cesspools in the Kohala Coast community of Puakō have been leaking into the ocean for years. So residents came up with a plan ...

Doug McConnell could barely contain his joy as he watched hundreds of people plunge into the Chicago River this weekend for a ...

Over two decades after a band bus dumped hundreds of pounds of human waste into the river, the Chicago River Swim raised $150 ...

While marine debris often captures headlines as a visible threat to Hawaii’s beaches, another equally pressing issue lurks beneath the surface : pollution from cesspools. According to the state ...

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