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Water said the spill underscored the risks of aging infrastructure and described it as a shared responsibility.
The Potomac Riverkeeper Network, an environmental nonprofit, told the publication The Hill that the sewer line was already known to be needing repairs.
Hedgepeth told us that ultimately it's a complicated problem and the discourse after the pipeline failure is indicative of the kind of finger pointing that can happen in the nation's capital.
She said it remains to be seen if there are any long-term impacts here, though Trump's press secretary, Caroline Leavitt, said that the president was worried about the disruptions it could bring to upcoming celebrations for the nation's 250th anniversary.
The drinking water is safe and separate, but experts are saying that people in the area should maybe rethink outdoor activities on the water there.
But given how bad the smell had become in some areas, people might not need to be told twice.
Organizers of this year's Olympics say it's the most gender-balanced competition in the history of the Winter Games.
According to the International Olympic Committee, women make up around half of this year's athletes.
But there's still one single sport on the calendar that is reserved for men only, Nordic combined.
Chris Bumbaca is a sports reporter for USA Today, and he's in Milan covering the games.
The sport has been a part of the Olympics for more than 100 years, but it wasn't until 2021 that the women's event was included.
And even though the sport is pretty niche, advocates argue that interest is growing.
Nielsen data showed ratings for women's Nordic combined increased by 25 percent last season.
But Boombaka says that hasn't played out where it counts.
The poor ratings put the entire event, men's and women's, on the potential chopping block for the 2030 Winter Games in France.
But that hasn't stopped some women who love and compete in the sport to advocate for it.
Anika Monolosinski is a 24-year-old Nordic combined competitor from Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
She traveled to this year's game to watch her brother compete for Team USA and defend the sport.
Here she is speaking to the Passion Stories podcast.
The IOC plans to do a full review after this year's Olympics end and make a decision about including women's and men's Nordic combined at the 2030 Games at its annual meeting this summer.