{"id":404734,"date":"2021-04-09T18:58:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T22:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=404734"},"modified":"2021-04-09T18:58:43","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T22:58:43","slug":"dam-safety-advocates-say-biden-infrastructure-plan-is-no-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dam-safety-advocates-say-biden-infrastructure-plan-is-no-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Dam safety advocates say Biden infrastructure plan is no help"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdam-safety-advocates-say-biden-infrastructure-plan-is-no-help%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=404734&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2396423\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2396423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 JANUARY 28: Joe Biden signed executive actions in the Oval Office of the White House on January 28, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 3:37 PM PT \u2013 Friday, April 9, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Advocates for dam safety are calling out Joe Biden\u2019s infrastructure plan.<\/p>\n<p>This week, an executive director of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials claimed Biden\u2019s plan includes little to no relief for an issue that could threaten lives and property across the country.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2396424\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2396424\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2396424\" src=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1195.jpeg\" alt=\"A washed out West Saginaw Road in Sanford, Michigan, on May 21, 2020, after the area saw heavy flooding and damage from heavy rains throughout central Michigan . - More than 10,000 residents were evacuating their homes in Michigan on May 20, 2020 after two dams failed following heavy rains triggered what officials warned will be historic flooding. Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency in Midland County, site of the breached dams, in the towns of Edenville and Sanford. (Photo by SETH HERALD \/ AFP) (Photo by SETH HERALD\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1195.jpeg 655w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1214408920-315x210.jpg 315w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1214408920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1214408920.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2396424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A washed out West Saginaw Road in Sanford, Michigan, on May 21, 2020, after the area saw heavy flooding and damage from heavy rains throughout central Michigan. \u2013 More than 10,000 residents were evacuating their homes in Michigan on May 20, 2020 after two dams failed following heavy rains triggered what officials warned will be historic flooding. Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency in Midland County, site of the breached dams, in the towns of Edenville and Sanford. (Photo by SETH HERALD\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This raised concerns as advocates said of the close to 100,000 dams in America, many need repairing.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the country a D grade for the condition of its dams, saying it would need to spend $81 billion more than currently budgeted by 2029 to bring them up to efficient standards.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/psaki-biden-admin-not-looking-for-confrontation-with-china\/\">Psaki: Biden Admin. Not Looking For Confrontation With China<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 JANUARY 28: Joe Biden signed executive actions in the Oval Office of the White House on January 28, 2021 in Washington, D.C. 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