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Water main breaks part of larger US infrastructure woes |
Atlanta's recent water woes are part of larger infrastructure issues impacting broad swaths of the country, experts say. |
Three water mains in the Georgia city broke on May 31, leaving numerous residents without water. Many residents remained under a boil water order for days, even as a major pipe was repaired. The issue is just one example of the problems caused by the nation's aging and often brittle water systems. "A lot of our water infrastructure was built between 50 to 100 years ago, so there's quite a bit of it that's at the end of its service life and we see this in water main breaks," said Richard Luthy, a civil and environmental engineering professor at Stanford University. He said main breaks are a "common story" in older cities; "it's just a symptom that these need to be replaced." The American Society of Civil Engineers estimated in 2021 that a water main breaks every two minutes in the U.S. — leaking enough water to fill 9,000 swimming pools each day. Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter, we're Rachel Frazin and Zack Budryk — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains. |
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How policy will affect the energy and environment sectors now and in the future: |
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Lobby groups representing water utilities, as well as the chemical and manufacturing industries, have filed court challenges to a Biden administration rule that seeks to limit the presence of toxic chemicals in drinking water. |
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| The Supreme Court solicited the Biden administration's views on two lawsuits by the city of Honolulu that accuse the oil and gas industries of knowingly suppressing the truth about their roles in climate change. |
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A federal circuit court has upheld a recent prohibition on helicopter tours over Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Badlands National Park in South Dakota, rejecting motions from aircraft companies to repeal the ban. |
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Branch out with a different read on The Hill: |
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African elephants call each other by unique names, new study shows |
(AP) — African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to new research published Monday. |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Threatened by rising seas, the first of Panama's Indigenous islanders are forced to leave (CNN)
Phoenix is a vision of America's future (The Atlantic) The Plastics We Breathe (The Washington Post)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Secret recordings published Monday showed Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts's and Justice Samuel Alito's thoughts on the politics of the court, with Alito predicting no easy solution to the country's political polarization. Read more |
| Some Senate Republicans are expressing concerns over former President Trump’s calls for political vengeance after the 2024 election, warning that retaliatory prosecutions will lead the country down a bad road. Read more |
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