Infrastructure
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The local government’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appropriate the funds for a “comprehensive technology infrastructure remediation project.” It comes in response to a critical IT outage last summer. -
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.
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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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We must make cities “smart” by using computer systems and the Internet to better balance demand for things like energy, transport and waste management with secure and reliable supply.
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Investments in buildings often lag, leaving significant potential untapped.
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The state is on its way to weaning off an 80 percent reliance on nonrenewable energy sources.
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A report ordered by the Maine Legislature may have raised more questions than it answered about how the state should proceed with solar.
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Chris Osgood from the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics will serve as Boston's first chief of streets.
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The new rules "will act like an accelerant," and all states will now have to grapple with the need to reduce carbon emissions.
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Many leading companies endorse efforts to reverse climate change and are stepping forward voluntarily, yet many industry trade groups don’t accept the science and oppose mandatory changes.
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Hillary Clinton’s commitment to making the United States more reliant on renewable energy and to increase the country’s solar energy capacity by 700 percent is very bold indeed. But is it feasible?
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A recent survey has found that energy costs can represent 25 to 30 percent of total operation costs for water and wastewater utilities, but that some companies are making substantial progress in improving their energy and water efficiency.
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A new agreement with SunEdison puts HP ahead of its clean energy schedule and will allow the energy provider to expand operations.
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Greening the county's antiquated sewer network can be accomplished through a series of regionally focused, strategically placed solutions, such as green roofs, permeable pavement and stormwater planters.
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The three-year, $1.6 million program also is designed to reduce emissions, encourage private-sector investment and raise awareness about electric vehicles.
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California officials say their existing climate change programs put the state on course to meet the agency’s new carbon-dioxide emissions target years ahead of schedule.
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Not that long ago, we hardly ever used or even knew the term. What changed?
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The White House unveiled a new standard that gives states two years to update their energy and pollution policies.
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Solar efficiency has gone up and production prices have gone down combined with the fact that credits for solar will soon be drastically reduced means the payback time for most residential solar investment is four or five years.
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Somerville, Mass., is partnering with green companies to meet its environmental goals — and hopefully help other cities meet theirs.
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Gov. Jay Inslee last week announced a plan that would call for enforcing existing law under the state's Clean Air Act.
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