Sewage is overflowing into Philly’s rivers. Is the city’s $2B+ fix working?
Editor’s note: Delaware Currents, in partnership with Grid magazine and Chestnut Hill Local, spent several months examining Green City, Clean Waters. This reporting is the result of reviews of more than a decade of Philadelphia Water Department materials about the program, as well as interviews with more than a dozen engineers, clean water advocates and…
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