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Urban runoff is a significant source of heavy metals that can harm rivers and ecosystems. Metals such as cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn) often wash into waterways during rainy weather or snowmelt in urban areas. These metals are problematic …
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New York City is the most densely populated city in the U.S. and faces a significant risk of flooding. A report released on 28 October 2025 by the office of State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli indicates that the frequency of severe weather events in New York State is increasing. The month also …
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Michigan is facing two challenges: aging water infrastructure and the rapid growth of data centers. Can its aging water infrastructure keep up with the rapid pace of construction of the state’s AI centers? According to experts, the data center boom in the state is credited to new state tax …
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A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis, which sparked national outrage, the city has finally completed the replacement of all lead pipes, marking a historic milestone for a community once synonymous with contaminated water. A decade of struggle for clean water The Flint water …
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After the historic fires that burned for nearly a month in January 2025, researchers from Harvard and universities in California and Texas are studying the toxic hazards that the fires left behind in homes that remain standing. The Eaton and Palisades fires killed at least 20 people, making …
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The US drinking water is one of the world's safest and most reliable, but its aging infrastructure can disrupt supplies and threaten water quality. Extreme weather events due to climate change also push these systems beyond their capacity, causing them to break with cascading impacts on other …
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Heavy rainfall poses risks for dams to overtop and overflow, causing uncontrolled release of impounded water downstream. When dams fail or breach, the result could be catastrophic. Surging water downstream can destroy lives and properties on its path. The Conversation article reports that …
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Miami, a coastal metropolis in south Florida with the third-largest US skyline and the country's third-most prosperous city, has a waste problem. The city is also famous for attracting residents from other states fleeing rising crime, higher taxes, and cold weather. But its overflowing garbage …
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Lack of access to clean drinking water, sanitary bathrooms, and treated wastewater is an ongoing emergency for many parts of the United States. According to the Time article "The Water Crisis No One In America Is Fixing," in rural and urban communities throughout the country, water tainted by …
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The anti-government and anti-tax mantra Ronald Regan promoted in the 80s remains in many Americans until today. But this sentiment that drove under-taxation in the country resulted in underfunding some essential services. Poor communities and cities are most affected by its consequences when this …
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There has been renewed focus on cybersecurity as critical infrastructure, as some crucial infrastructure in the US has been subjected to cyber hacks. In 2019 a Kansas water treatment plant was tampered with, and in February 2021, hackers infiltrated a Florida water treatment plant. Unlike …
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The Biden-Harris administration launched an initiative called "Closing America's Wastewater Access Gap Community Initiative" through a partnership between the US Department of Agriculture and the US Environmental Protection Agency. The announcement from the US Department of Agriculture says that …
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