Infrastructure
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Spring days can produce an excess of surplus renewable energy in California — more power than electric lines can carry. Researchers have some ideas about where and how to harness that energy. -
Founded by former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the North Carolina Blockchain + AI Initiative (NCB+AI) will work to pass pro-cryptocurrency legislation and support construction of data centers.
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A new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy urges regulators and utilities to make the grid operate more efficiently. There are ways, experts said, to absorb part of data centers’ growth.
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Hybrids, plug-ins and electric cars currently account for only a slim share of the U.S. market, but in 10 years the roads could look very different.
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In partnership with ride-sharing company Grab, NuTonomy, a 50-person startup out of MIT, in August became the first company in the world to do public testing of robot taxis.
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Vermont, one of the nation’s most solar-friendly states, is about to find out what happens to when solar credits are reduced.
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Across the country, transit agencies and ride-sharing services are partnering up. Will those agencies come to regret it?
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In an attempt to modernize the electrical grid, two competing ideas have emerged from Cape Light Compact and Eversource.
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Presidential candidates need to talk more about energy and address a tough question: What does the government do well on energy policy and what should it stay out of?
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Since 2009, only a handful of the thousands of changes published by the International Code Council have been approved by the board that decides which of those standards are appropriate for the state.
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Inside the inaugural session of a new forum for city-to-city collaboration.
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State officials said the U.S. DOT’s policy announcement will change their approach to addressing the topic.
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Scientists said if the policies California adopted were implemented worldwide, they would slash projected global warming by 50 percent. But the state’s effort won’t be easy, experts said.
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The administration has offered up a model policy for states to follow when regulating self-driving cars.
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What is the months-long North Dakota Access Pipeline protest really about? A Native American scholar connects the dots to environmental justice and the legacy of U.S. colonialism.
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Local officials were joined by Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz in the groundbreaking ceremony opening of the 10-acre solar array.
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Hawaii is one of a handful of states looking at implementing road usage charges to make up for falling gas tax revenues and increased road repairs.
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As New York City's Internet-connected kiosk program stumbles, Kansas City's is rolling along smoothly.
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Consumer groups who say the laws are lagging behind the technology that is fueling the race among the handful of companies developing autonomous vehicles.
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Upon the release of self-driving Uber cars operating in Pittsburgh, the state Public Utilities Commission asked federal officials, as well as the general public, to be involved in discussions of the regulations needed to govern the emerging technology.
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Inexpensive cloth face masks, worn by many people in heavily polluted countries, offer only partial protection. Instead governments should warn people to avoid exposure and work to clear the air.
