Emilia-Romagna, Italy, May Face More Violent and Frequent Storms
Experts have linked recent deadly rains in the north of the country to climate change, but decades of urbanization and neglect helped lay the groundwork for a calamity.
Highways Have Sliced Through City After City. Can the U.S. Undo the Damage?
The Biden administration is funding projects around the country aimed at reconnecting communities that have been divided by transportation infrastructure.
Energy Implications of Limiting Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines
(Tue, 23 May 2023) EIA presents an alternative case to the <em>Annual Energy Outlook 2023</em> (AEO2023) that assumes no new interstate natural gas pipelines are built between 2024 and 2050. This Issues in Focus article examines how these limitations to natural gas pipeline capacity affect natural gas production, consumption, prices, and trade at the national and regional levels.
Changes to the Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR)
(Thu, 18 May 2023) EIA's <em>Weekly Petroleum Status Report</em> (WPSR) will begin showing Fuel Ethanol and Total Motor Gasoline (sum of Finished Motor Gasoline and Motor Gasoline Blending Components) estimates separate from Other Oils exports estimates starting on June 1, 2023.
Indonesia Plans on Building Nusantara, a New Capital City
Jakarta, like many places, faces an unsustainable future. Indonesia’s president is responding by building a new capital city from scratch.
Rural Georgia Factory, Flush With Federal Funds, Votes to Unionize
Friday’s victory by the United Steelworkers at a factory building electric school buses was a test for Democratic hopes that clean-energy funding from Washington could bolster organized labor.
From Rap Star to Engineer to Young Mayor Demolishing Swaths of Kathmandu
A music idol in his early 20s and then an engineer, Balen, 33, next won an upset victory as mayor of Nepal’s capital, inspiring a wave of young politicians. Now, he’s tearing down parts of the city.
In Norway, the Electric Vehicle Future Has Already Arrived
About 80 percent of new cars sold in Norway are battery-powered. As a result, the air is cleaner, the streets are quieter and the grid hasn’t collapsed. But problems with unreliable chargers persist.
The Inflation Reduction Act Will Allow an Asset Manager Takeover of Our Infrastructure
The IRA will spur the takeover of our infrastructure by private entities, particularly large global asset managers, with likely negative consequences.
The Renewable Energy Revolution Has a Power Line Problem
To make renewable energy widely available, the United States needs a lot of new power lines. The nation is struggling to build them.