Infrastructure Sustainability & Resilience
Ellen Smith/The Oak Ridger
Editor’s note: This piece was previously published on the National League of Cities (NLC) website.
Recent passage of the American Rescue Plan provided an important lifeline for communities, like Oak Ridge, to continue to be able to provide critical services to residents, support small businesses and keep essential workers employed.
Now, as President Biden has outlined an economic recovery package focused on infrastructure and jobs, it is important to remember the connection that environmental protection has to infrastructure and economic growth; they are not only complementary, but dependent on each other. This includes investing in our nation’s water infrastructure, acting on climate change to build community resilience, and enhancing local parks and green/natural infrastructure.
How do we define infrastructure?
How much should we spend?
How do we pay for it?
These are some of the many questions that are on people’s minds, but the biggest question is, can Republicans and Democrats actually work together and cut a bipartisan infrastructure deal?
This past week proves that the answer is a resounding yes.
Last Thursday, the Senate passed the bipartisan Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 (DWWIA).
As the top Republican–also known as the Ranking Member–of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, I worked closely with Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) to craft this meaningful legislation that addresses our country’s aging drinking water and wastewater systems.
May 05, 2021
For the second straight year, the COVID-19 pandemic will keep area residents from gathering in public to mark the National Day of Prayer on Thursday.
That doesn’t mean local clergy won’t be leading an observance.
The Mount Airy Ministerial Association will be holding a National Day of Prayer service at 12:30 p.m., with the event carried live on WPAQ, at 740 AM and 106.7 FM on the radio dial.
“The theme this year will come from II Corinthians, chapter three, verse 17,” said DM Dalton, president of the ministerial association. That verse reads “Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”
Select Energy Services Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results And Operational Updates
Revenue of $144 million generated during the first quarter of 2021, up 8% sequentially
Commenced operations at two water reuse and recycling projects in the Midland and Delaware basins during the first quarter of 2021
Total available liquidity of $262 million, including $160 million of cash and cash equivalents, and no bank debt outstanding at the end of the first quarter of 2021
Completed investment in ICE Thermal Harvesting ( ICE ), a new venture focused on providing zero-emission geothermal electric power to industrial consumers across multiple sectors
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HOUSTON, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Select Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE: WTTR) ( Select or the Company ), a leading provider of sustainable water and chemical solutions to the U.S. unconventional oil and gas industry, today announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.
On Apr. 29, the U.S. Senate passed the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 for wastewater, storm water, drinking water, and water reuse On Apr. 29, the U.S. Senate passed the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021.