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Chicago's Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) is one of a handful of U.S. treatment districts that doesn't disinfect its wastewater before discharging into local fresh water sources--and environmental groups aren't happy about it.
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A new program in the Chicago suburbs is getting residents to help with the heavy work of improving the village's stormwater system.
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An award-winning design imagines how Chicago would look if water were as precious as oil.
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Florida students design winning plants; Chicago gives e-waste new home; New technique cuts cost of treatment; and more ....
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Windy City denizens were surprised when Mayor Richard Daley announced that, after more than a decade, the city would be abandoning the blue-bag recycling program.
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One Chicago suburb is fortifying its relentless mosquito-abatement efforts with a weapon you'd be more likely to find in an Italian kitchen than inside an insecticide sprayer.
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After last year's Lollapalooza concert and arts festival proved successful, the Parkways Foundation arm of the Chicago Park District is bringing an expanded version of the event back to Grant Park this August.