Why? 🤔Earmarks, and Safe Drinking Water Act investments, target drinking water systems serving large, dense populations; low-income and minority populations are more common in cities.🌇

w @davidkeiserecon.bsky.social@brantjwalker.bsky.social 📊For example, US communities with higher poverty rates🏘️💵 receive more drinking water earmarks; also more subsidized loans through the Safe Drinking Water Act 🛠️

Includes our work with @davidkeiserecon.bsky.social@brantjwalker.bsky.socialjoseph-s-shapiro.com/research/Dri...joseph-s-shapiro.com/research/Dri...