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Alexandria, Va., tackles sewage overflow with massive tunnel project
A $615 million tunnel project in Alexandria, Virginia, is nearing completion, designed to address sewage overflows exacerbated by climate change.
In short:
- Alexandria's new 2.2-mile tunnel will help prevent sewage from overflowing into the Potomac River during storms.
- The project, driven by climate concerns, aims to reduce the current 37-70 annual overflows to less than three by 2026.
- Similar outdated sewer systems exist in 700 other U.S. municipalities, many of which are also working on expensive upgrades.
Key quote:
“This project is a contributor to cleaning up the river and making it swimmable and fishable for future generations of Alexandrians.”
— Matt Robertson, AlexRenew
Why this matters:
Increasing rainfall due to climate change is making sewage overflows more common, threatening water quality and public health. Addressing these issues requires significant investment and planning to adapt infrastructure to new environmental realities.
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Climate change threatens to drown Egyptian city of Alexandria, destroy key farmland
Rising sea levels are threatening the ancient port built by Alexander the Great and changing the chemical balance of farmland that Egypt cannot afford to lose.
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Egypt to build city on artificial island to protect Alexandria
The plans for the first city on an artificial island in the Mediterranean Sea represent a bid to mitigate the devastating effects of climate change on the Delta.
‘America is back' Pelosi says at Glasgow climate talks
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was among a group of Democratic lawmakers who traveled with Ms. Pelosi to barnstorm the COP26 climate summit.
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Progressive lawmakers to unveil legislation on energy and public housing
The proposal, billed as the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, offers a clear policy marker for liberals as Democrats seek to influence President Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan.
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