In 2013, America received a “D” in the drinking-water category of the American Society for Civil Engineers’ Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. The report found that most of the nation’s drinking-water infrastructure is “nearing the end of its useful life.” Replacing the nation’s pipes would cost more than $1 trillion....
Aging Pipes Are Poisoning America’s Tap Water
In Flint, Michigan, lead, copper, and bacteria are contaminating the drinking supply and making residents ill. If other cities fail to fix their old pipes, the problem could soon become a lot more common. http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/07/dont-drink-the-water/399803/ ALANA SEMUELS FLINT, Mich.—Melissa Mays looks around the emergency room at a frail, elderly man in...
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