Michigans Dam Failures, a Small Part of America’s Aging Infrastructure Problem

May 24, 2020 / activist360 / Leave a comment

More than 15,000 of the 90,000 dams listed in the national inventory are designated as having high hazard potential. If they break, the resulting catastrophe is likely to cost lives. If a dam fails catastrophically, huge amounts of sediment can be washed downstream, clouding the water and moving contaminants. “Dams like that shouldn’t be failing.” “They…

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ASCE Infrastructure Report Card for America: D+

May 23, 2020 / activist360 / Leave a comment

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Infrastructure Report Card is published every four years. The most recent Infrastructure Report Card was released in 2017. It gave America’s infrastructure a grade of D+. The report card highlighted the urgent need for infrastructure improvement for aviation, bridges, dams, drinking water, schools, solid waste, transit, and wastewater….

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Your Elected Officials Need to Unequivocally Support Bike Infrastructure to Combat Climate Change

October 3, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment

NYC Councilperson Jimmy Van Bramer delivered a speech talking about how the coming environmental crisis needs to champion better, safer streets for people using sustainable methods of travel.