SUPER: Who are your heroes? (Cape not required)

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• April 18th, 2013
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It’s a week of heroes, across America and here in Northeast Ohio. Sure, today marks Superman’s 75th birthday, and Cleveland—where co-creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster gave life to the Man of Steel—has marked the week with #SuperCle photos and stories from across the region and an official Superman...

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GREEN: #neorsdREF will be a clean, green, sustainability machine

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• April 16th, 2013
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Incinerating with sustainability in mind? Yes, you read that correctly. The Sewer District is nearing completion on its LEED-certified Renewable Energy Facility (or REF), the future energy-generating home of three new incinerators that will burn biosolids more efficiently with less resources. The new REF will be up and running...

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INFOGRAPHIC: Going, going, gone. Baseball and sewers by the numbers.

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• April 7th, 2013
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Our efforts to find the similarities between sewers and America’s pastime gives “Going, going, gone.” an entirely new meaning.

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STORMWATER: Houses of the holey? Pervious pavement, other options might be right for your home.

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• April 2nd, 2013
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When it comes to reducing runoff, you might want to consider a hole new direction. Customers in our service area are getting their first look at their property’s stormwater charges, and we’ve received many calls from customers wondering how they can reduce their fees. It all comes down to...

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EVENT: Pollution Appreciation Day celebrates the treasure that is trash

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• April 1st, 2013
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In what could be out biggest announcement in years, we are proud to announce our support of Pollution Appreciation Day, an effort to raise awareness of the benefits of pollution in every day life. Today is the first celebration of this new annual campaign, an effort that was inspired...

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RECAP: H2O my! World Water Day at the Greater Cleveland Aquarium

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• March 29th, 2013
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March 22 was World Water Day, an event to draw attention to water and sanitation issues around the globe. We were proud to help bring more than 300 students to the Greater Cleveland Aquarium, an educational event coordinated by Drink Local. Drink Tap. Here’s why, and here are some...

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NEWS: Nation’s infrastructure grade “improves” to D+, Ohio fares better with C-

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• March 25th, 2013
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Animal House, 1978, Universal Pictures. Maybe our improved grades will keep us off of double secret probation. Last week, the American Society of Civil Engineers released its latest Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. The nation’s 2013 grade came in at a D+, at least slightly higher than its 2009...

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EVENT: CIFF is a C-Town showcase, we’re (yes) flush with excitement

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• March 22nd, 2013
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When it comes to cinema and creativity, the Cleveland International Film Festival offers independent-movie buffs the best seat in the house. Of course, we’re biased and thought our seats were the best in the house , but we’ll give the credit to CIFF as the Film Festival returns...

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TECH: Drinking water out of thin air

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• March 20th, 2013
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Genius. In a region where the annual rainfall is practically zero, but the atmospheric humidity is 98%, a university designed a billboard that draws potable water out of the air. Here’s more on the story. Very fitting as we prepare to celebrate World Water Day this Friday.

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COMMENTARY: World Water Day highlights something Great many of us take for granted

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• March 20th, 2013
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Even in a city where the river once oozed rather than flowed, it can be easy to take such amazing natural resources for granted. Friday is World Water Day, a celebration of safe drinking water and sanitation, and this year’s campaign promotes sustainable management of the world’s limited freshwater...

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