Infrastructure

"Rising temperatures have spurred an influx of beavers to Alaska and northern Canada ‘on a huge scale’".

"Congressional Republicans are putting President Joe Biden’s $400 billion green bank in their crosshairs, seeking a repeat of the political victory they scored in 2011 with the scandal over collapsed solar company Solyndra."

"As the developing world witnesses a boom in road building, a movement to retrofit existing roads is gathering steam. Using embankments, channels, and dikes, so-called “green roads” help control floods, harvest excess water for use in irrigation, and slash maintenance costs."

"The vestiges of an ancient forest tell the story of just how bad things are at the drought-stricken Panama Canal."

"Ask nearly any Winnipegger and they’ll tell you: the worst time to wait for public transit is a dark and frigid January night."

"Study after study has found the country can’t build renewable energy at the pace needed to rapidly decarbonize the power grid without also building a massive amount of new power lines, fast. But over the past half-decade, grid growth has slowed, not accelerated, bogged down by conflicts over siting, permitting and paying for new transmission capacity."

"The Biden administration is negotiating with hydrogen industry leaders on legally binding commitments involving tens of thousands of new jobs and lower emissions, a pledge crucial to winning community support and achieving US environmental justice goals."

"Researchers using AI and satellite imagery find 75% of industrial fishing is not being publicly tracked, while wind turbines now outnumber oil platforms".

"Highly transparent glass can lead to devastating collisions. But innovations in design are creating safer skylines – without sacrificing beauty".

"In countries including India, Kenya and Yemen, disputes over water have triggered bloodshed."