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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Vivek Murthy says brighter street lights, reduced speeds and more crosswalks are among the ways that cities can encourage walking.
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A federal appeals court has blocked a major Obama administration clean water rule, handing an early victory to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and other states trying to drown it in court.
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Spiers New Technologies tests and rates battery packs, and depending on how the tests go, the company provides repair, reuse or remanufacturing services, or the batteries can be re-purposed.
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A city ordinance targets two of the most dangerous types of buildings: brittle concrete buildings and wood apartment complexes with weak first stories, which have killed more than 65 people in Los Angeles’ last two major earthquakes.
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Twenty organizations have come together to push development of services that will make multimodal and individualized transportation easier for travelers to use.
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If something goes wrong in self-driving mode, Volvo is the first company promising to assume liability.
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Governor Jerry Brown is giving a $100 million subsidy for affordable housing to help decrease green house emissions.
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There have been nearly 200 reported incidents of planes coming in close contact with drones, with the most occurring near LAX.
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The lawsuit could force the city to review what "displacement" means under the California Environmental Quality Act.
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According to a new report, installing battery packs in homes and businesses could help prevent blackouts and would save money during peak demand hours — and the feasibility of installing such systems may be increasing.
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A new power conversion system that feeds on water treatment byproduct is expected to save tens of millions annually from savings on chemicals, trucking and power produced.
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Our roads, bridges and schools are in dire need of aid, and the economic benefits of investment far outweigh the financial costs.
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Increased urbanization and more intense rainfall are creating burdensome challenges for cities and towns -- but within these challenges lie new opportunities to build systems that improve the vibrancy and climate resiliency of our urban areas.
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Senate Bill 350, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed in Los Angeles on Wednesday, calls for half the state's electricity to come from renewable sources by 2050.
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Cities are beginning to put pedestrians and cyclists before motorists by making infrastructure more tailored for finding alternate transportation.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Climate CoLab has chosen Boulder as a host city for all forms of innovation in hopes of having a positive effect on the environment and building community relations.
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Two EZ10 "Shared Driverless Vehicles" should be cruising about the Bishop Ranch business park in San Ramon by next summer.
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Bicycling and walking have earned preferred status as alternative transportation options, particularly among millennials.
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