Raw sewage News

Flint - If anyone thinks Flint, Michigan's water issues are all cleared up - think again. After months of dire warnings of the situation reaching a "critical point, two million gallons of raw sewage ended up in the Flint River Sunday.

Mount Vernon - A dead dolphin was pulled out of the polluted Hutchinson River in Mount Vernon, New York on Friday afternoon. While it may not be surprising to find a dead animal in a polluted river, it should make people question why the river is still polluted.

Rio De Janeiro - Scientists have found a dangerous drug-resistant bacteria in some of Rio de Janeiro's top beaches and in a lagoon where rowing and canoe events will take place during the Olympic Games.

Montreal - Montreal's original plan to dump eight million cubic meters of raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River over a seven to 10 day period has been put on hold.

Rio De Janeiro - Over 37 tons of dead fish have been scooped out of a smelly lagoon in Rio de Janiero, Brazil this past week, and the job is still going on. City officials are blaming the die-off of twaite shad on changing water temperatures brought about by recent rains.

Rio De Janeiro - The quality of the water in Rio's Guanabara Bay is a continuing embarrassment, With promises by Brazil to clean up the sewage-filled waters and little to nothing being done, the problem has gotten worse. Researchers have found a "super-bug" in the waters.

A dog from Westby, Wisconsin, is lucky to be alive. The dog fell into raw sewage at the Westby Sewage Plant, after people tried to catch her.

Ocean City - Some people who work at journalism are more committed to the job than others, and some of those people are truly more committed than I.

Washington - A scorching heat wave in the US, anchored in the Midwest and spreading across the country to the Northeast, continues wreaking havoc on millions of Americans, and has been blamed for at least 24 deaths, including the latest, an 18-year-old landscaper.

The British Columbia capital of Victoria has dumped, for years, tens of millions of gallons of raw sewage every day into the waters separating Washington state and Vancouver Island.

The tiny town of Mulberry, Florida has a big problem. Raw sewage has leaked out in the heart of this town with a little more than 3,000 people threatening to expose health risks. It has an even bigger problem, the cost to fix it will break the bank.