sewage
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If sewage made it into the Appalachian springsnail’s habitat, “that would kill it straight dead,” Dillon said.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
Retrofitting the warehouse for immigration detention would create construction sediment that would run into nearby waterways, Maryland’s lawsuit argued, and housing hundreds of people there would strain the water supply and create sewage overflows.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
The January rupture spewed 243 million gallons of raw sewage into the waterway in one of the worst wastewater disasters in U.S. history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
The signs, purporting to be an "urgent public notice", describe Belfast Lough as "highly contaminated with raw sewage" and tell people not to go into the water or allow pets and children onto the beach.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The smell was overpowering, a mixture of mold, sewage, and dead animals.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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Unit 9, Week 3
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