Why the U.S. Electric Grid Isn’t Ready for the Energy Transition
The current system makes it hard to build the long-distance power lines needed to transport wind and solar nationwide.
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A $5 billion plan to desalinate seawater in Mexico and pipe it to Phoenix is testing the notion that desert cities can keep growing as the Earth warms.
Gavin Newsom, Please Don’t Cut Public Transit Funds. That’s Short-Term Thinking.
Even in a tough budget year, more investment in transit would be money well spent.
Europeans Now See Russia as an Adversary, but Not China, Poll Says
An extensive poll of 11 European countries finds citizens less eager for competition and rivalry with China than Washington — or European elites — have become.
Make Way for the Bike Bus
For the school commute, families are taking to the streets with two wheels. Some have termed the movement “kidical mass.”
India Funds New Trains Ahead of Safety Improvements, Analysts Say
Train travel in the country has gotten much safer, Friday’s disaster notwithstanding, but the government still puts high-profile projects ahead of basic safety improvements, analysts say.
India Vows Punishment for Those Responsible for Deadly Train Crash
Officials suggested human error, even sabotage, could have led to the crash that killed 275, as crews raced to restore service and families struggled to reach the site to identify loved ones.
Accidente de trenes en India: lo que sabemos
Tres trenes, con más de 2200 personas a bordo, estuvieron involucrados en el accidente en el estado de Odisha, el desastre de este tipo más mortífero en décadas. El número de muertos se acerca a 300.
Modi Arrives at Scene of Deadly Train Crash in Odisha, India
The disaster, which officials said had involved three trains, had a stark toll even given India’s history of deadly crashes.
India’s Train Crash: What We Know
After decades when deadly accidents were frequent, train travel in India has grown far safer in recent years, with government investing heavily in the vast rail network.