NPR's A Martinez talks to Jay Lund, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California, Davis, about the aging system, and how climate change could lead to more breaches.
The North Dakota Supreme Court heard arguments on Thursday in a lawsuit south Bismarck residents filed against Burleigh County officials over a $3.92 million Fox Island flood protection project.
Californians know another "big one" will be coming someday. In preparation, the state's major water suppliers have been working to seismically retrofit key infrastructure, but vulnerabilities remain.