Infrastructure
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National Grid is expected to install the devices for 121,000 customers in the city. They will enable people to track energy usage via a portal, and will immediately alert the utility to power outages. -
A new report from the Urban Institute outlines how many of the projects developed as part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including technology work, have been slow to finish and deploy.
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Data center development, the subject of much public-sector conversation and policy, is predicted to expand, driven by the growth of AI. It's also expected to come at a cost and bring a selective benefit.
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The Louisville, Colo., City Council will vote on two partnerships with solar energy providers to bring in nearly 600 kW of electrical production.
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The University of Minnesota is partnering with Finland to introduce Deep Winter Greenhouses, a technology that can aid the growth of winter-hardy crops like lettuce, cabbages or broccoli with little or no added heat.
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Recently Uber introduced its ride-sharing service to Westmoreland County, Pa., creating a rift between city administrators and the cab industry.
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Carmakers have pushed for a national framework of laws, hoping to avoid dealing with a patchwork of regulations that might force self-driving cars to turn the wheel over to a human at some state borders.
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Self-driving truck company Otto showed off its automated semi-truck in Concord, Calif., on Aug. 4 while announcing the beginning of a testing program at GoMentum Station.
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The most contentious battle these days between conservation groups and town officials concerns the future of the large Boreas Ponds tract, the most scenic and highly coveted parcel in a recent land purchase.
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Animals and plants will need escape hatches to move to cooler climes as the planet warms, but few parts of the U.S. have the natural habitat available for these migrations.
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The anti-nuclear movement in the U.S. is at a critical juncture as worries over climate change grow.
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Google’s efforts to highlight “areas of interest” reveals much about the development of Houston. It also says something about the way Google portrays urban life.
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After being announced as the winner of the DOT's first "Smart Cities" challenge, Columbus is excited to begin work on its next-gen transit system, but results will more likely come in years, not months.
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By the end of this year, the California Energy Commission will adopt energy efficiency guidelines for computers, becoming the first state in the nation to do so.
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Unlike the most common rooftop solar systems, self-supply systems connect to batteries and do not send excess power to the grid.
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Project Wing's testing at one of six federally approved sites in the U.S. will be to help the federal government create policies for safely bringing goods to U.S. consumers by air.
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Information shared through the app will help scientists, water quality managers and public health officials who are tracking the blooms.
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said the agreement is a framework to guide discussions that could lead to specific ways for the two governments to work together.
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Solar sounds good, but what does it actually look like when a local government decides to set up some panels?
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One of the most heavily debated aspects of the new rules is the “fish consumption rate,” which measures the increase in the rate of cancer based on the amount of fish and other aquatic food sources the average resident eats.
