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The group operates under the auspices of the American Legislative Exchange Council, a wider effort funded by the petrochemicals billionaires Charles G. And David H. Koch that has drawn scrutiny for helping corporations and local politicians write legislation behind closed doors. Opponents of the industry-backed bills, including many municipal engineers, say they are a thinly… Continue reading $300 Billion War Beneath the Street: Fighting to Replace Americas Water Pipes The New York Times

With severe cold, even a tiny opening can let in enough cold air to cause a pipe to freeze. Today’s energy-efficient furnaces do a great job of reducing wasted heat, which lowers heating costs and is better for the environment. However, that also means that they don’t tend to warm up the air around them,… Continue reading $300 Billion War Beneath the Street: Fighting to Replace Americas Water Pipes The New York Times

Our nation’s drinking water infrastructure system is made up of 2.2 million miles of underground pipes that deliver safe, reliable water to millions of people. There is a water main break every two minutes and an estimated 6 billion gallons of treated water lost each day in the U.S. enough to fill over 9,000 swimming… Continue reading $300 Billion War Beneath the Street: Fighting to Replace Americas Water Pipes The New York Times

It’s independently tested,” said Mr. Hollands, executive director of the Uni-Bell plastic pipes group. To more directly reach towns and counties across the country, the plastics industry is also leaning on the American City County Exchange, a new group that gives corporations extraordinary capacity to influence public policy at the city and county levels. The… Continue reading $300 Billion War Beneath the Street: Fighting to Replace Americas Water Pipes The New York Times

The first is the release of chemicals into water from the pipe material, a process called leaching, which has been documented in several studies. The second route, called permeation, involves pollutants such as gasoline that can seep from groundwater or soils glass pipes through the walls of plastic pipes, which has been noted in reports… Continue reading $300 Billion War Beneath the Street: Fighting to Replace Americas Water Pipes The New York Times

On a bong, a perc should effectively diffuse smoke by exposing it to as much surface area as possible – thus allowing the water to cool down the smoke before it is inhaled. In addition, check out our heady glass – we vaporizers bongs source one-of-a-kind artisan glass pieces from glassblowers across the United States.… Continue reading $300 Billion War Beneath the Street: Fighting to Replace Americas Water Pipes The New York Times

Rising sea levels threaten the very existence of the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu and its population of just over 300,000 people. The country’s president now wants a top international court to weigh inon whether nations are legally bound to protect others against climate risks. One possible solution to this problem is to slightly lower… Continue reading $300 Billion War Beneath the Street: Fighting to Replace Americas Water Pipes The New York Times