Sewage spills threaten drinking water, spoil recreation, hinder economic values, and harm wildlife. River advocates across the nation are fighting the rising tide of sewage pollution.
A man who was accused of trying to bribe a New York City environmental inspector was sentenced to three years probation today. James Dimopoulos, 51, received the sentence in Westchester County Court in White Plains for attempting to bribe NYC environmental officials to over look that his restaurant, the Bedford Diner, has been leaching sewage in the town's water supply. It sounds like Jimmy might have been drinking that water if he thought he could pay his way out of poisoning his neighbors.
And now for the REST of the Spills of the Week...