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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Columbus, Ohio, has won the Smart City Challenge, but the other cities who made it to the final round will get some help implementing their plans too.
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In the wake of one of the worst gas leaks in the nation, President Obama has signed the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2016.
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A U.S. District Court judge ruled that Congress has not given the Bureau of Land Management the authority to make rules governing oil and gas operations like hydraulic fracturing.
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Sometimes the most efficient thing to do is to not do something.
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En-ROADS, a newly developed climate predicting tool, could help cities test whether (and how much) specific energy policies can slow global warming.
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Making expanded fossil fuel production the core of U.S. energy policy, as proposed by Donald Trump, and backing out of climate agreements would cost the U.S. economy billions and transform the planet.
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The Energy Grid Research and Infrastructure Development Institute will be an extension of Pitt's Center for Energy and will focus on solving problems that utilities face around the world.
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A team of researchers from the University of Memphis developed a method to mine large amounts of data from wearable sensors to monitor stress levels and provide health information to users.
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In Springdale, Pa., high manganese levels have been detected in the water, which can cause discoloration, odor and taste problems, but authorities say the water is safe.
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French and Chinese officials were among several dozen people who attended a high-speed forum hosted by the Texas Commission on High-Speed Rail in the Dallas-Fort Worth Region.
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Genetic analysis shows that marine bacteria broke down much of the oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill. These findings could lead to more effective cleanups after future spills.
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The Federal Aviation Administration has created a new category of rules for drones weighing less than 55 pounds. The long-anticipated rules would mean drone operators would be able to fly without special permission.
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The city will get more than $100 million in government and private-sector money to implement high-tech, futuristic transportation ideas.
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The Diablo Canyon Nuclear plant will close within 10 years, ending the Golden State's experiment with atomic energy.
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A new collection of data from all of the country’s major transit systems sheds light on important trends.
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An industrial chemical has been found in two Minnesota towns' drinking water, so city officials are attempting to create a temporary fix while waiting on a full system upgrade.
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The Northern California rail system will be equipped with a fiber optic network that essentially controls movements on the rails electronically to slow or stop trains before certain types of accidents could occur.
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A project out of Seattle is looking to make the daily grind easier for the people who have a tougher time moving about ever-changing cities.
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