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.
Islands in the Maldives Were Expected to Vanish. Climate Science Tells Another Story.
Low-lying tropical island nations were expected to be early victims of rising seas. But research tells a surprising story: Many islands are stable. Some have even grown.
Congestion Pricing Delay Will Stop Billions in Subway Upgrades
The board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority was presented with drastic cuts to the transit system’s capital plan caused by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to halt the tolling program.
How Can Biden Win the Debate? Trump? Five Tips for Each Candidate.
Two political experts weigh in on what it might take to succeed.
World Oil Transit Chokepoints
(Tue, 25 Jun 2024) Chokepoints are narrow channels along widely used global sea routes that are critical to global energy security. The seven chokepoints highlighted in this report and the Cape of Good Hope are part of major trade routes for global seaborne oil transportation. Disruptions to these routes could affect oil prices and add thousands of miles of transit in alternative routes.