Texas Blackouts Point to Coast-to-Coast Crises Waiting to Happen
Continent-spanning storms triggered blackouts in Oklahoma and Mississippi, halted one-third of U.S. oil production and disrupted vaccinations in 20 states.
There’s One Big Problem With Electric Cars
They’re still cars. Technology can’t cure America of its addiction to the automobile.
Native Americans ‘Left Out in the Cold’ Under Trump Press Biden for Action
After showing political clout in the 2020 election, tribal communities are hoping for more attention and money to address their long-running problems with poverty, health care and other issues.
Biden Hosts Labor Leaders to Discuss Virus Relief Bill
President Biden spoke Wednesday with a group of labor leaders about his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill and to get input on investing in the nation’s infrastructure.
The Daily: Climate Change and the Texas Blackouts
One of the worst winter storms in years has plunged large parts of the United States into a deadly energy crisis. It may be a glimpse of America’s future.
Democrats Push to Borrow More Money as Deficit Is Set to Shrink Slightly in 2021
Top Democrats and some of President Biden’s advisers are considering borrowing money to fund a sweeping infrastructure package as the nation’s fiscal situation improves more rapidly than expected.
5 Things N.Y.C. Wants From Biden to Transform Transportation
Transit agencies pummeled by the pandemic are pushing the new administration to fund projects stalled in the Trump years.
West Virginia Has Everyone’s Attention. What Does It Really Need?
With the right federal response, it could become a model of renewal for other places around the country that prosperity has left behind.
For Buttigieg, ‘Generational’ Transportation Change May Not Be Easy, Experts Say
The new secretary has stirred excitement among transportation experts, but they warn that deep institutional change is likely to remain difficult.
What Working in the Oil Industry Taught Me
What my time working on a North Dakota oil patch taught me about America’s fossil fuel addiction — and how to curb it.