The water industry wants to write its own cybersecurity rules. Will Biden and Congress go for it?

When Iranian government operatives hacked into water utilities across the U.S. late last year, it was a chilling reminder of how vulnerable the water sector remains — and how tortuous the efforts to regulate its cybersecurity have been. Amid rising tensions with foreign adversaries — especially China, which has shown an eagerness to breach

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