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Climate Emergencies Are Breaking Water Utilities. Customers Are Paying: Water utilities and their ratepayers face financial strain from wildfire, flood, and drought — Brett Walton (circleofblue.org)
Crews work to extinguish the Eaton Fire, in Los Angeles County, in January 2025. Photo courtesy of Cal Fire Click the link to read the article on the Circle of Blue website (Brett Walton):
May 20, 2026 KEY POINTS
A warming climate is increasing the risk to water infrastructure. The U.S. recorded a record number of billion-dollar weather disasters in the last three years. Weather hazards, combined with aging infrastructure and rising costs, are…
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