(STATE COLLEGE, PENN.) Pennsylvania has over 180 levees that span approximately 155 miles (255 kilometers) and keep its rivers from flooding. They protect about 158,000 people and US$26.2 billion in property across the state, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
However, those levees are aging, and funding to maintain and improve them is becoming scarcer.
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