Breaking: Congress Votes to Slash Rural Program Funding, Putting Clean Water At Risk

Breaking: Congress Votes to Slash Rural Program Funding, Putting Clean Water At Risk

This evening, Senate Democrats helped pass a continuing resolution that includes cuts to funding for environmental programs and the District of Columbia. It increases spending on defense and immigration enforcement. Included within the 99-page document proposed by House Speaker Mike Johnson are major cuts to programs within the United States Department of Agriculture, including the Rural Water and Waste Disposal assistance program and conservati…

Detroit water line break shows importance of infrastructure

A water main breaks every two minutes in America. Think about enjoying swimming in a pool in the summer — and then imagine 9,000 pools being drained every day — that’s the estimated amount of treated water lost (about 6 billion gallons) due to aging infrastructure. In Detroit, this type of disruption, loss of water and the lengthy repair time was dramatically brought into focus on Feb. 17, when a main transmission line that’s been in use since t…