Democrats unveil $30bn bill to cancel water debts and bail out utility firms

…Detroit, a city which has disconnected tens of thousands of mostly Black residents as part of a widely condemned debt recuperation program, was the first to order a moratorium as the pandemic took hold. Thousands of public utilities and numerous states followed, and at one point about two-thirds of Americans were protected from shutoffs. But shutoffs recommenced as moratoriums expired, leaving millions of families facing debts accumulated over the past year and new monthly bills…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/20/democrats-bill-water-utility-companies-coronavirus