{
  "id": 6929278,
  "title": "Chicago reversed its river in 1900; 126 years later, it still runs backwards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/chicago-reversed-its-river-in-1900-126-years-later-it-still-runs",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-12T12:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-1900-chicago-engineers-reversed-the-flow-of-an-entire-river-to-push-the-citys-sewage-away-from-lake-michigan-126-years-later-the-river-still-runs-backwards/articleshow/134122316.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "To combat outbreaks of disease linked to polluted drinking water, Chicago undertook an extraordinary engineering project to reverse its river's flow. This initiative, aimed at diverting sewage from Lake Michigan, successfully bolstered public health over the decades. Despite facing legal struggles from neighboring Missouri and other states, the new river connection has inadvertently introduced…",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}