Ayana Explains America's Water Crisis

If you're into water and accountability, you freak, this one's for you. From Jackson, Mississippi to Flint, Michigan and every dam in between. Works used in the making of this podcast: "Flint Water Crisis" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_water_crisis. "The Biden Plan: The Most Awaited Infrastructure Plan for US." https://www.dlapiper.com/en/us/insights/publications/2022/04/projects-global-insight-issue-5/the-biden-plan/. 4/1/2022. "Living in a city with no water: ‘This is unbearable’." By Emmanuel Felton. 9/3/2022 https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/09/03/jackson-mississippi-water-crisis/. "Permanent water solution for Las Vegas residents could take 4-5 years." Spencer Schacht. 9/7/2022. https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/clean-water-shortage-continues-for-las-vegas-residents/. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/23/full-report-read-in-depth-water-poverty-investigation. 6/23/2020. "The Affordability of Water and Wastewater Service In Twelve U.S. Cities: A Social, Business and Environmental Concern." A study prepared for The Guardian by Roger D. Colton of Fisher, Sheehan & Colton Public Finance and General Economic. 5/2020. https://www.scribd.com/document/465846248/Water-Report?secret_password=T6F6aUH8JqAPtTg5J1aW#fullscreen&from_embed. "EPA Announces $26 Million in Funding for New Mexico Water Infrastructure Improvements." https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-26-million-funding-new-mexico-water-infrastructure-improvements. 9/30/2022. "More than 25m drink from the worst US water systems, with Latinos most exposed." Emily Holden, Caty Enders, Niko Kommenda, and Vivian Ho. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/26/worst-us-water-systems-latinos-most-exposed. 2/26/2021. "Reeves claims Miss. gave Jackson $200M for infrastructure. Where did that money come from?" Anthony Warren. https://www.wlbt.com/2022/09/08/reeves-claims-miss-gave-jackson-200m-infrastructure-where-did-that-money-come/. 9/8/2022. "A Growing Drinking Water Crisis Threatens American Cities and Towns." Robin Lloyd. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-growing-drinking-water-crisis-threatens-american-cities-and-towns/. 9/9/2022. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/support

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