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U.S. dams are in a sorry state

by Daniel Ackerman
Jun 26, 2024
The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the nation’s dams a D grade on its latest infrastructure report card.
The U.S. has nearly 92,000 dams; the average age for a dam is 61 years.
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A hot industry for job seekers? Try robot maintenance.

by Molly Wood
Jul 5, 2016
Automation is increasing — but who repairs the robots when they break down?
Technician Larry Slape went through an industrial maintenance program 10 years ago, and now works at the Anheuser-Busch brewery outside Atlanta to maintain the plant’s advanced machinery.” 
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