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These Roads Aren’t Built for Wilder Weather Driven by Climate Change

California’s Highway One, stretching more than 650 miles along the Pacific Coast, is one of America’s most popular roadways because of its breathtaking views. Yet, since 2023, large chunks of it have been closed. That year, a series of atmospheric …

Cyber Disruptions of Infrastructure Networks Can Cost Millions in a Day

The resilience of America’s critical infrastructure networks has been tested over the last year by a number of serious disasters – both natural and manmade — including winter storms shutting down electrical grids in Texas and the ransomware attacks on …

Huge Highway Bill Includes Safety, Trucking, Rail, Ex-Im Bank Provisions

U.S House and Senate lawmakers reached agreement on Tuesday on a $305 billion, five-year transportation bill that would revive the politically embattled Export-Import Bank while funding roads, bridges and mass transit. The legislation, which has support from leading Republicans and …

Hurricane Patricia Takes It Relatively Easy on Texas

Drenching storms that the remnants of Hurricane Patricia dragged into Texas finally cleared on Oct. 25 without leaving behind the death or devastation of torrential rain and floods that hit the state earlier in the year. Some parts of Texas …