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U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passes $35 bln water infrastructure bill
- apengwin 5y agosecret congress strikes again
- mcphage 5y ago?
- joshka 5y agoTo save others a little time, 89-2 vote. The nays were Cruz (Rep TX) and Lee (Rep UT) https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=117&session=1&vote=00178#position https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_...
- spodek 5y agoA great way to clean our water is to ban what creates the pollution going into it, especially single-use plastic, factory farms, and a lot of packaging. If they want to take baby steps, use proper accounting -- that is, charge manufacturers and buyers the true cost of cleaning the pollution their products make, which could be through a tax on pollution so those who pollute pay to clean it, not all taxpayers. Think Coca-Cola as one example of many. We can spoon out the flood, but as long as we have to turn off the spigot, now is the most effective time.
- PragmaticPulp 5y agoSounds like a huge number, but it’s only about $100 per US citizen, spread across multiple years for these projects.
- cipher_system 5y agoYes, and digging and replacing pipes is expensive. I wonder how much is spent on maintenance and upgrades normally in the US. How much extra money is this really?
- Slow_Hand 5y agoDoes this mean that Flint, Michigan may finally get the funding to replace it's poisonous water infrastructure? That would be greatly appreciated by a number of people I know.