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This year’s drought in the US Western states is setting a 122-year record and the worst since it started in 2000. Discover magazine says that about 90 to 100% of the West is going through a drought, with 57% facing extreme to exceptional drought. The dry conditions led to extreme …
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When the US Senate passed the $1.2 Trillion infrastructure bill this month, supporters of the massive bill hail it a crucial step to fixing and updating the nation’s infrastructure and address social and environmental issues. According to NBC News, President Biden calls it a "historic investment …
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Neglect in the water tank maintenance in some communities across the United States has sickened millions of Americans and killed thousands each year, according to the USA Today report. The problem lies in the lack of EPA regulations and rules regarding these critical infrastructures, as each …
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America's lead water pipes, all 6 million of them, is one of its biggest infrastructure problems. Lead leaches into drinking water, affecting water quality and children's health. Lead can cause fetal deaths in pregnant women, prenatal abnormalities, and children who have ingested it can suffer …
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The Attawapiskat First Nation living in Northern Ontario has declared a state of emergency due to their highly chemically polluted water. The tap water has been undrinkable for almost ten years, but as of July 2019, people see serious health problems emerging and want this issue to be dealt with. …
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Regular and thorough inspections of infrastructure are crucial to assess the lifespan of the assets and help inform asset owners when or where maintenance or repairs are needed. It also helps ensure that the community's assets are safe to use, do not pose a danger, and continuously provide …
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Visible public infrastructure such as roads and bridges often garner raised awareness and attention - particularly undergoing repair or replacement. Missouri American Water acknowledged and challenged this reality by highlighting invisible infrastructure for 'Infrastructure Week' in June 2019. …
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The devastating blackouts in Texas in February highlight the problems of the US electricity infrastructure. It is aging, underfunded, and failed to cope with extremely high power demands during the winter months in recent years. The US's poor state of infrastructure will impede it from its …
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California is considered one of the most affluent agricultural states in the world, but at what cost? The by-products of that agriculture have left the soil tainted with chemicals and local water supplies undrinkable - the water is almost unusable altogether - even taking a shower in it leaves …
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Wichita's only water treatment plant is over 80 years old and is on the brink of a breakdown. The problem is that the whole plant would have to be shut down to repair any one area. This would leave half a million people without water, including major hospitals. Nobody wants that to happen. …
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Zimbabwe's water infrastructure problems seem daunting, but solutions include instituting transparency in project procurement and spending. In 2018 Cape Town, South Africa, barely avoided shutting off the taps of its water system in the entire city. In 2019, the awful reality of this same …
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According to a BBC report, Southern Water has dumped 16 to 21 billion litres of sewage water, equivalent to 7,400 Olympic-sized swimming pools in Kent, Hampshire, and West Sussex. The court fined the water company, which admitted to 6,971 spills from 17 sites across the three counties, a record …
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