The Struggle to Mend America’s Rural Roads
As supersize vehicles bear heavier loads, maintenance budgets can’t keep up. Meet the Wisconsin farmers paying the price.
Democrats Plan to Highlight Health Care and Jobs Over Investigating Trump
With impeachment behind them and an eye on November, Democrats appear to have decided that focusing on President Trump’s norm-shattering words and deeds only elevates him.
A Water Main Breaks Every Day in the City
It's actually a low rate for a big city, and New York replaces a mile of aging pipe a week. The problem: there are 7,000 miles of pipe in the system.
Water Mains Are Bursting All Over N.Y. Can They Be Fixed?
New York City spends about $400 million a year to fix water mains that have been underground for decades.
Boris Johnson Backs HS2, U.K.’s $130 Billion Railroad Plan
The high-speed rail project is hated by many in the prime minister’s Conservative Party. But it could be a symbol of his commitment to new supporters in northern England.
Democrats, Knocked Back by Trump’s Acquittal, Ponder Their Next Steps
With impeachment behind them, House Democrats must determine how to balance their policy agenda with a determination to continue investigating President Trump.
China’s Dominance of 5G Networks Puts U.S. Economic Future at Stake, Barr Warns
The attorney general said Chinese companies were winning the fight for the next generation of telecom networks, posing both an economic and national security threat.
Why the B.Q.E. Might Shrink
New York is considering a startling step: eliminating one-third of the lanes on one of the city’s busiest highways.
A Novel Plan to Fix One of New York’s Worst Highways: Remove Lanes
The proposal to shrink the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is the latest effort to reduce congestion that is strangling the city.
Weekly net withdrawals from working gas stocks top 200 Bcf
(Thu, 30 Jan 2020) The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Lower 48 statesâ net withdrawals from storage of 201 billion cubic feet (Bcf) for the week ending January 24, 2020. This weekâs estimate is the largest net withdrawal from stocks thus far in the 2019–20 heating season (October 31–March 1) and the largest total net withdrawal from working gas since EIAâs February 1, 2019 report last winter.