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There’s a lot of discussion about clean water infrastructure as the Biden administration pushes full speed ahead on its Build Back Better agenda. But what counts as water infrastructure? Is it more than just the pipes that get water into our homes?
We sat down with Megan Glover, the founder, and CEO of 120 Water, to ask her to #ExplainIt to us. In her words:
“Water infrastructure is everything from source water to tap water. It’s massive. So much infrastructure bringing water from sources, to water treatment facilities and through the distribution into homes.“
However, the big problem with this infrastructure is that it’s mostly underground and we don’t see it (unlike bridges or roads), causing necessary upgrades to become delayed or completely ignored.
Watch the full video where Megan answers our questions about what the biggest shortcomings are with our current water infrastructure and how we can reach the goal of ensuring clean and safe drinking water for all Americans.
By Ashira Morris, ODP Staff Writer For decades, uranium mining has contaminated the Navajo Nation, causing higher cancer rates and water pollution. Even though the health risks and environmental harms of uranium mining are well-established, new operations continue to move forward. One local group, the Eastern Navajo Diné Against Uranium Mining (ENDAUM) hasn’t found a […]
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By Natasha Lasky, ODP Staff Writer California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he would extend the drought emergency statewide and issued an executive order to have residents conserve water. As part of this effort, eight new counties were added to the state of emergency, and authorized the State Water Resources Control Board was authorized to […]
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By Elizabeth Love, ODP Contributing Writer Authorities in the Canadian Arctic territory Nunavut, announced a state of emergency this week due to a possible contamination event affecting the City of Iqaluit’s water supply. Tests were performed after residents reported the smell of gasoline coming from their tap water, but they came back clean. However, […]
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