Thames Water is considering measures to cut down the water used by some UK datacenters, including fitting flow restrictors or charging operators more at peak times ~tech Article 648 words 16 votes
How to ensure you won’t have public transportation ~transport Article 8971 words, published Jul 24 2023 27 votes
The heart of railway transport: Marshalling yards ~transport Video 12:04, published Mar 12 2022 9 votes
Major automakers launch new EV charging network across North America in challenge to Tesla ~transport Article 473 words 24 votes
Chinese man convicted for building bridge for village ignites public debate over judicial power ~news china.baicheng crime law Link 26 votes
New era of rail: Amtrak improves Northeast Corridor tracks between Boston and Washington DC (north-eastern USA) ~transport Article 357 words 57 votes
Germany's MAN Energy Solutions installs world's largest seawater CO2 heat pump for district heating at the port of Esbjerg, Denmark ~enviro water.sea energy.renewable Article 292 words, published Jun 6 2023 7 votes
Viking Link joins UK and Denmark power grids for first time – 765km high-voltage cable joins Bicker Fen in Lincolnshire with Jutland in Denmark ~enviro energy.renewable Article 42 words 10 votes
The ground is deforming, and buildings aren't ready. First study to quantify effects of subsurface climate change on civil infrastructure ~engineering Article 1229 words 23 votes
Meet the guerrilla bike activists in Chicago installing bootleg infrastructure for safer streets ~transport Article 2123 words 32 votes
Why is desalination so difficult? An overview of seawater desalination: Removing salt to make drinkable water from the ocean. ~engineering Video 20:32 15 votes
French government could cut off social media during unrest, says Emmanuel Macron ~tech social media Article 894 words 12 votes
Solar power proves its worth as heat wave grips Texas ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1178 words, published Jun 28 2023 15 votes
Stew's News US High Speed Rail Monthly - July 2023 - CAHSR Brightline Acela Texas Central Cascadia ~transport Video 12:31 9 votes
Florida bill allowing radioactive roads made of potentially cancer-causing mining waste signed by Ron DeSantis ~transport Article 1022 words 43 votes
Renewables are the only reason Texas' power grid hasn't failed during this month's punishing heat wave ~enviro climate change energy.renewable Article 1089 words 19 votes
Heat and smoke are smothering most of the US, putting lives at risk ~enviro pollution.air Article 873 words 14 votes
Controversy over lack of renewable in plans to rebuild electrical grid in Puerto Rico ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1084 words 10 votes
New York City is cleared for first-in-US congestion tolls as soon as April ~transport Article 45 votes
A giant wind farm is taking root off Massachusetts ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1616 words 12 votes
US President Joe Biden's Federal Transit Administration announces $1.7 billion in grants for electric bus fleets and infrastructure ~transport Article 1149 words 34 votes
A $48 billion debt is crushing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Paying it off could disrupt the future of New York City transit. ~transport Article 2195 words 28 votes
Seattle plans to extend and upgrade Third Avenue transit mall in 2024 ~transport Article 797 words 16 votes
What the hell happened to the California of the ’50s and ’60s? ~enviro Article 1757 words, published Jun 18 2023 12 votes
Harnessing Iceland's geothermal energy for agriculture | Focus on Europe ~enviro energy.renewable Video 3:34 2 votes
Cruising to Nome: The first US deep water port for the Arctic to host cruise ships, military ~transport Article 948 words 10 votes
The Barbegal Aqueduct included a watermill complex with water cascading through a total of sixteen wheels. It may have been "the greatest known concentration of mechanical power in the ancient world" ~humanities.history Article 823 words 13 votes
NYC MTA moves forward with plans to install platform doors in three subway stations ~transport Article 406 words, published Jun 5 2023 29 votes
No car, no problem: Philadelphia is one of the best US cities to live in without a personal vehicle ~transport Link 17 votes
Swedish electric self-driving truck company Einride has partnered with Scandinavia's leading postal service PostNord in Norway ~transport Article 324 words 7 votes
Finland is on the verge of becoming the first nation to bury spent nuclear fuel rods deep underground for the long term ~enviro energy Article 2756 words 12 votes
I-95 highway in Philadelphia has collapsed; officials say repairs will take "months" ~transport Article 418 words 32 votes
Portion of Interstate 95 collapses in Philadelphia after tanker fire burns under overpass ~transport Link 41 votes
The Huussi toilet in Finland's pavilion at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale disposes of waste without any water ~enviro sustainability water.waste Article 7 votes
GM to use Tesla charging network, joining Ford in leveraging the EV leader's tech ~transport Article 9 votes
Finland's vast network of tunnels 400m underground will soon begin operating as the world's first spent nuclear fuel disposal facility ~enviro energy Video 2:21 9 votes