Apr. 6—This story was originally published in March 2021. There was a time when all it took to construct an outdoor privy in Maine was a shovel, some wood and a bit of sweat. Not anymore. Modern ...

Green builder Adam Katzman wanted to experiment with building a "constructed wetland" to process sewage. Then he wanted to make the whole thing float. His paddle-boat-toilet, parked at a marina in ...

There are no gas stations, supermarkets or restaurants in Elk Falls. Only 126 people live in the tiny southeastern Kansas city, but its small population isn’t about to be deterred from holding a ...

Trenary, Michigan — Near the southern edge of this frigid hamlet of 370 citizens, a large man calling himself Ben Dover sits bare-legged on a toilet in a cluster of racing outhouses collectively ...

Organizers of Cochrane’s iconic Outhouse Race are urging teams to register early to avoid missing out on what’s shaping up to ...

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LAZY MOUNTAIN -- On a recent cold night, I decided to wash some dishes. My wife and I live in a little dry cabin up near Hatcher Pass, which is to say we don't have running water. So I put a big pot ...