Why Billions of Gallons of Raw Sewage Keep Ending up in Philadelphia Waterways

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By By Kyle BagenstoseOct 28, 2025, 4:55 am100 pts
With a new analysis showing where the pollution is going, environmental advocates call on public officials to do more to stop it. By Kyle Bagenstose PHILADELPHIA—Some 280 years after a river-swimming Benjamin Franklin petitioned to curb water pollution here, the city is still struggling to meet the challenge,…

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