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EPISODE · May 7, 2025 · 26 MIN

L.A. fires expose long-standing local and national water infrastructure challenges

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In this episode of Metro Blueprint, experts discuss how the catastrophic fires in Los Angeles exposed long-standing challenges in water utility systems in Southern California and beyond. Joe Kane, fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Greg Pierce, the research and co-executive director of UCLA's Luskin Center for Innovation, explain how policymakers can improve these systems amid a more extreme and destructive climate.   Transcript and show notes. Metro Blueprint is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Subscribe and listen wherever you listen to podcasts. Send feedback to [email protected].

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