Blueprint America correspondent Rick Karr in a web report from Alabama on the environmental impact of building highways, and the growth they can create.
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BLUEPRINT AMERICA :: February 23rd, 2009
National Governors Association on Infrastructure: Overview: The Nation’s Infrastructure Policy
The Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, in partnership with Blueprint America and MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, hosts a conversation at the National Governors Association Winter Meeting in Washington, DC with Gov. Ed Rendell and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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PUBLIC TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY :: December 29th, 2008
Liquid Assets: The Story of Our Water Infrastructure
In America, the complex drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure systems are aging. Explore the history, engineering challenges, and political and economic realities of these hidden assets that support our way of life.
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THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: October 27th, 2008
America in Gridlock: Video: America in Gridlock Discussion
The NewsHour’s Ray Suarez talks with Chris Edwards, the director of fiscal policy at the CATO Institute, and Michael Gallis, an urban development consultant, on the future of America’s infrastructure.
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Weekend America :: October 24th, 2008
The Leak: Audio: Full Report
The longest tunnel in the world supplies New York City with drinking water - and it's leaking. Blueprint America correspondent Rick Karr takes a look at the catastrophe that's unfolding several hundred feet underground.
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WEEKEND AMERICA :: October 24th, 2008
The Leak: Audio: Extended Interviews
Blueprint America correspondent Rick Karr in extended interviews with the Deputy Commissioner of NYC Department of Environmental Protection in the Bureau of Water Supply and a staff attorney with the environmental advocacy group Riverkeeper regarding the leak in the Delaware aqueduct.
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WEEKEND AMERICA :: October 24th, 2008
The Leak: Video: Leaky Basement
Video of Julianne Lennon's basement in Wawarsing, NY, as a result of the leak in the Delaware Aqueduct.
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WEEKEND AMERICA :: October 24th, 2008
The Leak: Overview
The longest tunnel in the world, the Delaware Aqueduct, supplies New York City with drinking water -- and it's leaking. Every 10 minutes or so, the aqueduct will leak at least enough to put a football field under three and a half feet of water. Blueprint America -- with Weekend America on public radio -- correspondent Rick Karr takes a look at the catastrophe that's unfolding several hundred feet underground.
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THE DIG :: October 22nd, 2008
The Dig: The Imperial Valley water reservoir
California began construction on a $250 million reservoir to store water from the Colorado River that, until now, has been flowing down into Mexico.
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