CaliforniafromSan Jose Spotlight10 hours agoFact Brief: Did San Jose's Willow Glen neighborhood used to be its own town? - San Jose SpotlightWillow Glen incorporated as a city in the 1920s and was annexed by San Jose in 1936 to connect to the city's sewage system.
EnvironmentfromianVisits2 months agoNew Thames Tideway 'bulges' open as public spaces atop London's super sewerThames Tideway interceptor shafts are now public riverside spaces that divert Victorian combined-sewer overflows away from the river.
Public healthfromwww.npr.org2 months agoWorld Toilet Day is today! Is that really the best name?Effective sanitation requires functional sewers and systems that separate human fecal waste from water and food; toilets alone are insufficient.
EnvironmentfromFortune5 months agoFecal matter could spoil your last summer beach escapeUnsafe levels of fecal bacteria have prompted widespread beach advisories and closures across U.S. coasts and Great Lakes, risking swimmer illness.