House Democrats will focus this summer on passing essential legislation, including the Water Resources Development Act, a highway reauthorization bill, and appropriations measures, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Tuesday.
Before San Francisco office workers start streaming back to downtown high-rises again, property owners and managers need to make sure those buildings are safe. Not just from the threat of coronavirus circulating among cubicles, but from medical problems that can be caused when water in buildings sits stagnant for months.
Aging and undermaintained infrastructure in the United States, combined with changing climate over the coming decades, is setting the stage for more dam disasters like the one that struck Midland, Michigan, last week.
Nowhere has California’s dry winter hit harder than the state’s far north. In a handful of counties along the rural Oregon border, where late-season rains have done little to sate the parched forests and dusty plains, hundreds of farmers are at risk of having their irrigation water shut off — and watching their crops wither […]
More than 15,000 dams in the US would likely kill people if they failed, and at least 2,300 of them are in poor or unsatisfactory condition, according to recent data from the federal government’s National Inventory of Dams. The country’s neglected and deteriorating dam infrastructure is coming to light as heavy rains and two dam […]
Water, Highway Bills Among Must-Pass Legislation, Hoyer Says
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Bloomberg Lawby Kellie LunneyHouse Democrats will focus this summer on passing essential legislation, including the Water Resources Development Act, a highway reauthorization bill, and appropriations measures, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Tuesday.
SF’s Shuttered Office Buildings Could Face New Health Threat: Unsafe Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /San Francisco Chronicleby J.K. DineenBefore San Francisco office workers start streaming back to downtown high-rises again, property owners and managers need to make sure those buildings are safe. Not just from the threat of coronavirus circulating among cubicles, but from medical problems that can be caused when water in buildings sits stagnant for months.
The Problem America Has Neglected for Too Long: Deteriorating Dams
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /National Geographicby Maya Wei-HaasAging and undermaintained infrastructure in the United States, combined with changing climate over the coming decades, is setting the stage for more dam disasters like the one that struck Midland, Michigan, last week.
When Life Dries Up
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Kurtis AlexanderNowhere has California’s dry winter hit harder than the state’s far north. In a handful of counties along the rural Oregon border, where late-season rains have done little to sate the parched forests and dusty plains, hundreds of farmers are at risk of having their irrigation water shut off — and watching their crops wither […]
Thousands of Run-Down US Dams Would Kill People If They Failed, Study Finds
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Guardianby Emily HoldenMore than 15,000 dams in the US would likely kill people if they failed, and at least 2,300 of them are in poor or unsatisfactory condition, according to recent data from the federal government’s National Inventory of Dams. The country’s neglected and deteriorating dam infrastructure is coming to light as heavy rains and two dam […]
‘Expect More’: Climate Change Raises Risk of Dam Failures
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The New York Timesby Henry FountainEngineers say most dams in the United States, designed decades ago, are unsuited to a warmer world and stronger storms.