Russia Unleashes Massive Strikes on Ukraine Energy Infrastructure
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a massive drone and missile barrage targeting energy infrastructure across Ukraine on Monday, reportedly killing at least three people and causing power outages across the country. The barrage of shelling began around midnight and continued past dawn, in what is believed to be Russia’s largest attack on Ukraine in […]
Tech meltdown: Could our digital infrastructure bring us down?
In the late 1990s, IT experts worried that a theoretical “Y2K bug” would cause widespread technology outages as the calendar changed from 1999 to 2000. With so many systems linked around the world, many feared that one coding error could end it all. Thankfully, that technology catastrophe never came to pass, but last month a […]
Kamala Harris stumbled as VP because she lacked proper ‘infrastructure,’ allies claim
A new report from the Washington Post details that Vice President Kamala Harris has undergone a complete political “reinvention,” with Harris and her team seemingly finding a way to inspire her confidence and make her acceptable to mainstream Americans. Washington Post White House Reporter Cleve R. Wootson Jr. wrote: About how members of Harris’ team […]
Scrap Metal Thieves Cause Fatal Crashes, Millions in Infrastructure Damage in U.S. Cities
Metal theft in cities has reached new levels since the pandemic, with thousands of feet of streetlight wiring, hundreds of fire hydrants and even mausoleum plaques being stolen and resold for small amounts of money in cases across the country. This “brazen” crime poses a serious safety risk to city residents, where copper wires are […]
Biden administration announces $1.8B for infrastructure projects
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it had awarded $1.8 billion in grants to 148 infrastructure projects across the country. The grants will come from the Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program, which was expanded with funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act. This announcement brings the Biden Administration’s total number of grants […]
Biden Has Not Connected One Person with High-Speed Internet with $42.5 Billion from Infrastructure Bill
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr wrote on Friday that President Joe Biden has yet to provide high-speed internet to a single American, despite $42.5 billion in funding from the so-called bipartisan infrastructure bill. “In 2021, the Biden Administration obtained $42.45 billion from Congress to provide high-speed internet to millions of Americans. Years later, […]
It just won't happen: Biden's EV mandate relies on pure infrastructure fantasy
Can you build it if I pay you? That’s one of the questions the Biden administration should have asked itself regarding the electric vehicle charging infrastructure needed to realize its goal of an electric vehicle (EV) future. One well-known infrastructure failure is public electric vehicle charging stations along U.S. highways, for which $7.5 billion was […]
Riverside Park’s overgrown grounds, crumbling infrastructure and floods have officials ‘screaming’ for funding after years of neglect
Crumbling infrastructure and muddy lakes in Riverside Park have infuriated local residents, who have blamed city hall for failing to provide much-needed funding for the green space for years. In recent months, the Upper West Side has taken on the appearance of a Roman ruin: century-old staircases have crumbled into piles of ragged stones, cobblestone […]
Immigration must be matched with investment in UK infrastructure to ease pressures | Larry Elliott
IImagine if, during the election campaign, Rishi Sunak announced that he expected immigration to boost economic growth by 2038. Population: 3.7 million – That’s more than the number of people currently living in Wales. How would you respond? It’s a question worth asking, because this is exactly what we’ve seen since David Cameron promised in […]
Sec. Pete Buttigieg calls out Rep. Lauren Boebert over infrastructure post
Transportation Sen. Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday criticized Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) for taking credit for securing federal funding for a bridge in her district, when in fact she voted against a bipartisan infrastructure bill that funded the project. “Great meeting with Glenwood Springs City Councilman and former Mayor Jonathan Godes,” Boebert said. Post Posted X […]