WASHINGTON – President Biden’s two immediate predecessors had ambitious goals to rebuild the country’s infrastructure, but both left office having made little progress in fixing the nation’s bridges, roads, pipes and broadband. President Donald J. Trump announced so many meaningless infrastructure weeks that the term became a running joke of his administration. As a candidate,… >> Read More
Crews are continuing to clean up and repair a sewer main break Friday, five days after millions of gallons of waste water flooded the streets of Ventnor. With three of the six locations near the Wellington Avenue break still showing elevated levels of bacteria, the shellfish harvesting ban in the Lakes Bay area put into… >> Read More
Florida contends that Georgia’s water use has caused damage to the Apalachicola River and Apalachicola Bay’s signature oyster industry. In the latest chapter in years of battling between Florida and Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a dispute about divvying up water in a river system shared by the states. Florida… >> Read More
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. – As the first heavy rains of the season poured across the Santa Cruz Mountains last month, emergency responders and residents braced for debris flows, road closures and power outages. Others also feared for their drinking water. These included Boulder Creek resident Dan Fitzpatrick, who amid the downpours pictured the rain washing… >> Read More
Bulgarian authorities were left clearing up after heavy rains and floods struck several towns in the west of the country. Strong currents and rising water levels on the river Iskar carried away large amounts of municipal waste. Most of the 40cm deep layer of rubbish that has been piling up in the north-western city of… >> Read More