‘Flint Is Everywhere’: California Farmworkers Confront a Tainted Water Crisis
The soil in California’s farm country is fertile, but the water is bad. Half of all failing water systems in the state are in the San Joaquin Valley.
With Joko Widodo’s Re-Election, Indonesia Bucks Global Tilt Toward Strongmen
The president of the world’s third-largest democracy won a second term Tuesday, and vowed in an interview to protect pluralism and fight growing extremist threats.
India’s Modi Promised Better Days and Bridges. Voters Are Still Waiting.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks re-election, he confronts anger over a weakening economy and failed promises to revive stalled infrastructure projects.
How to Prepare for the Next Recession: Automate the Rescue Plan
Deciding in advance how the government fights downturns could make them less severe and avoid political gridlock.
Trump Moves to Ban Foreign Telecom Gear, Targeting Huawei and Escalating Battle With China
The ban was expected. American officials have long warned that they would stop sharing intelligence if allies installed Chinese technology on their 5G networks.
Helping Flood-Prone Areas Withstand Disaster
The Pew Charitable Trusts writes that most Americans support requiring federally financed infrastructure in flood-prone areas.
Donald Trump, King of the Losers
If he can’t build, he can definitely borrow.
Is This the Audition for ‘Game of Thrones’?
Not exactly. But there is an audience of one watching every word.
Manufacturing Can’t Create Enough Jobs. Infrastructure Can.
Automation and offshoring have replaced many laborers on American assembly lines, but signature public works projects could generate an alternate source of well-paid hourly work.
This weekâs net injections into working natural gas in the Lower 48 states totaled 123 Bcf, the earliest point ever in the refill season for triple-digits
(Thu, 02 May 2019) Net injections into working natural gas storage totaled 123 billion cubic feet (Bcf) for the week ending April 26, 2019. This week posted the second-largest net injection ever reported in the history of the Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report. Net injections have reached triple-digits only 32 times since 2010, typically occurring in May or September. The net injection for the week ending April 26, 2019, was the earliest that EIA has reported a triple-digit increase during the injection season.