Infrastructure Investment Is a First in a Generation Investment in America

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"We're not going to solve our infrastructure problem and it's a fraction of what we need, but it is really a movement in the right direction," he says. "It's a once in a generation investment in America. Unlike anything we've seen or done since we built the interstate highway system in the space race."

What’s happening in Jackson is hardly unique: Cities and states across the US are setting themselves up for failure by postponing expensive but critical work on aging water infrastructure. Climate change is making things worse, faster.

This episode was produced by Jillian Weinberger and Amanda Lewellyn with help from Victoria Chamberlin and Victoria Dominguez, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Serena Solin, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.

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