China’s Economy Slows Sharply as Housing Troubles Squeeze Spending
After a strong start to the year, spending has slumped as a real estate downturn weighs on consumers. Communist Party leaders are meeting this week to discuss what to do about it.
Electric Vehicles May Become Harder to Rent
Rental car firms are offering temporary deals on electric cars, which they are selling after they lost value more quickly than expected.
See Which NY Subway Lines May Suffer From the Congestion Pricing Delay
Extensive cuts totaling $16.5 billion have suspended crucial repairs and upgrades to New York City’s vast transit network.
En Houston, continúan los apagones provocados por Beryl
Los cortes de energía eléctrica, que se espera que duren días, han generado malestar y frustración entre millones de habitantes, que se han visto obligados a tirar comida a la basura y buscar alternativas para lidiar con el calor.
Rising Frustration in Houston After Millions Lost Power in Storm
With outages expected to last days, a top state official promised to look into whether the utility company could have done more to prepare for Hurricane Beryl.
Metal Thieves Are Stripping America’s Cities
Across the country, copper and other valuable materials have been stolen from streetlights, statues and even gravesites, costing millions to repair.
What to Know About the World’s Largest Wildlife Crossing
An enormous overpass in Southern California is “more than just a bridge,” an official said.
Liberals Are Accidentally Smothering the Clean Energy Revolution
The clean-energy revolution is going to fail if Congress doesn’t cut red tape.
Map Predicts Future Chance of Power Outages From Hurricanes
A new analysis shows increasing frequency and intensity of hurricanes could cause more devastating interruptions to the power grid.
East China Sea Regional Analysis Brief
(Mon, 01 Jul 2024) The East China Sea is a semi-closed sea bordered by the Yellow Sea to the north, the South China Sea and Taiwan to the south, Japan's Ryukyu and Kyushu islands to the east, and the Chinese mainland to the west. It has a total area of approximately 290,000 square miles, consisting of mostly shallow waters; three-fourths of the sea is less than 500 feet deep. In the Okinawa Trough, the depths exceed 6,500 feet.