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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The flood maps determine a property’s relationship to the established base-flood elevation of that area.
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The city has put in the first two of its planned network of 25 kiosks meant to help connect people to what's going on around them.
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The money will go toward low- or no-emission buses for public agencies.
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Study shows mangrove forests along desert coasts have potential to lock up large amounts of carbon and buffer against rising seas.
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One designer argues that housing like the duplex can save cities.
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Implementing the mobile ticketing system would bring the Orange County Transportation Authority up to speed with other transit agencies in Southern California.
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The company is still in the planning stages of constructing a test track in North Las Vegas, but now has more motivation to ramp up its work.
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The automaker threw some ideas against the wall in expectation of the automobile's central role in future society.
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States, including Colorado, restrict the use of rain barrels. A water law scholar says a better way to conserve is reduce waste from big – and powerful – water users.
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The Habitat III Village will see groups and individuals implement their ideas using the streets of Quito, Ecuador.
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Many of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system's parts have to be custom made, making repairs and any maintenance projects lengthy and expensive.
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Blood-testing data also have guided government responses to lead contamination in Flint, Mich., where the state is using maps of children’s blood lead levels to target neighborhoods hardest hit by the city’s lead-contaminated drinking water.
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The initial project list, published last week, includes maintenance and repair money, as well as additional project construction funds, for every city in the county, as well as for unincorporated areas.
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From the explosion in rooftop solar to big efforts in retrofitting inefficient buildings, state energy programs and incentives appear to be rippling up and down the Wasatch Front and beyond.
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Oklahoma is the first state in the nation to establish a statewide goal of consuming no more fresh water in 2060 than was consumed in 2012.
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The elevated rail system taking shape from East Kapolei to Ala Moana Center will have 20 trains, and each train will consist of four rail cars.
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Linking citizen-advocates, transportation officials, and public officials is big first step.
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Faced with stringent fuel economy standards but cheap gas, automakers may seek to delay CAFE rules. What's the best way to reevaluate these emissions-cutting rules?
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