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Indigenous people worldwide are being ignored and bypassed when it comes to water development projects. This practice is problematic on many levels. The first peoples in any land rely on natural water sources such as lakes and rivers for agriculture and drinking supplies. They also have many …
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The USA's long-term prosperity and competitiveness hinges on using its global influence and private capital to address the poor or inadequate infrastructure in developing countries, the Fortune article says. According to the article, "mobilizing private-sector capital to finance sustainable …
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After five years of litigation and 18 months of court-supervised negotiations, the victims of the Flint Water Crisis will receive a $626 million settlement, the CNN reports. District Judge Judith Levy, who approved the order, says that the settlement "sets forth a comprehensive compensation …
A pipeline break from the Port of Long Beach to an offshore oil platform known as Elly has spilled an estimated 144,000 gallons of crude oil into southern California coastal waters. Dogo news reports that the spill on October 1 is believed to have come from a fracture in an underwater pipe …
Across the United States, there are at least 46,154 structurally deficient bridges and 231,000 that need repair and preservation work, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The society gave the nation's bridges a C grade in its 2021 report. Fixing these bridges will take …
The American Society of Engineers (ASCE) released its National Infrastructure Report Card on May 3, 2021. It gave the nation’s infrastructure an overall grade of C-, which is an improvement from the D+ grade from the previous report in 2017. According to the 2021 ASCE report, this current rating …
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Now that the US has enacted the US $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act, the Federal government faces the challenges of distributing funds to the states and cities. The US $1.2 trillion might seem such a huge windfall, but is it enough to cover all the country's infrastructure needs …
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The Smart Water Management market will grow to US$21.2 billion by 2028, according to an exclusive report by Meticulous Research. The report defines Smart water management as “a system that provides a more efficient and resilient water supply system, improving sustainability and reducing …
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Smart water metering can support water conservation efforts. Climate change will affect water resources by impacting the quantity, variability, timing, and intensity of rainfall, increasing the frequency of droughts or flooding. Intelligent water metering will help countries and communities …
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California has been experiencing an extensive drought that started in 2000. In the last weeks of October 2021, the state has experienced a welcome deluge of rain that experts estimate to amount to 7.6 trillion gallons of water, enough water for 244 million people for an entire year (Robbin, 2021). …
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In 2019, Vietnam partnered with Singleton Council, one of New South Wales Australia's local governments, to improve their water infrastructure. The utility exchange program is an initiative by the Australian Water Association. Members from Singleton Council's water and sewer services team will …
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Ever wonder what will become of the fossil fuel infrastructure as the world slowly transitions to renewable energy? Hydrocarbons – crude oil, natural gas, and oil, represent the most significant energy source, and most industries are powered by it. But the use of hydrocarbons has negatively …
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