Lead’s adverse health effects—especially for children, even at low levels of exposure—have driven continuing efforts to reduce lead exposure through drinking water. Primarily, lead enters drinking water after leaving the treatment plant, when lead may leach into water from plumbing materials or pipes. Accordingly, controlling corrosion of plumbing and pipes has been the principal method … Read more
Shocking: America’s Crumbling Water Infrastructure As prospects fade for bipartisan infrastructure legislation, a new report highlights the dire consequences to public health and safety that will result from continued deterioration of the nation’s underground water networks. Beset by over 300,000 water main breaks each year, America’s underground water pipes are showing the effects … Read more
Hydropower: Federal and Nonfederal Investment, CRS Report R42579, January 22, 2013 (32-page PDF) Using Business Tax Cuts to Stimulate the Economy, CRS Report RL31134, January 18, 2013 (21-page PDF) Trade Primer: Qs and As on Trade Concepts, Performance, and Policy, CRS Report RL33944, January 18, 2013 (39-page PDF) An Analysis of Where American Companies Report … Read more