Biden tours Democratic ‘blue wall’ states, announces infrastructure projects, to mitigate low approval
President Joe Biden is becoming a familiar face around the Great Lakes, and that’s no coincidence given his looming rematch with Donald Trump in November. He began a two-day tour of Wisconsin and Michigan in Milwaukee on Wednesday, seeking to shore up the Democratic Party’s “blue wall” and build momentum for his re-election campaign after […]
Biden administration expected to soon announce strategy for placing electric truck charging infrastructure in busy stretches: Sources
Two sources told The Hill that the Biden administration will soon announce a strategy to install electric freight truck charging infrastructure in strategic and high-traffic corridors. One source said the strategy could be announced on Tuesday. Proponents of this approach argue that it could make more infrastructure available in locations where trucking occurs frequently, making […]
Green groups to petition Biden for cleanup rules for offshore oil infrastructure
A coalition of environmental advocacy groups plans to petition the Biden administration to propose rules that would require stricter enforcement of cleaning up infrastructure left behind by offshore drilling. effort follow the report The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office found that more than 2,700 idle oil wells and more than 500 platforms in the Gulf of […]
Harris to tout $5.8B in water infrastructure funding in Pennsylvania
Vice President Harris will on Tuesday announce the latest portion of bipartisan Infrastructure Act funding ($5.8 billion) to improve the nation’s drinking water infrastructure. Harris is scheduled to visit Pittsburgh with EPA Administrator Michael Regan to announce the funding. The funding includes $3.2 billion for drinking water infrastructure and $2.6 billion for sewer and stormwater […]
AI security infrastructure needed after ‘malicious’ foreign actors use OpenAI to train operatives, expert says
How openly will the U.S. allow public access to artificial intelligence (AI) after Microsoft revealed that a rival nation’s state agency was using it to train operatives? decisions need to be made, which may impact the overall data protection policy. “We’re going to have to decide whether we want to open these things up and […]
California regulator OKs $1.9B plan to expand zero-emission vehicle infrastructure
The California Energy Commission (CEC) on Wednesday approved a $1.9 billion plan to accelerate the deployment of electric vehicle (EV) charging networks and hydrogen refueling stations across the state. The investment will help strengthen light, medium and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure across the Golden State, with funding to be distributed over the next four […]
Biden administration expands effort to help underserved communities get access to sewage infrastructure funds
The Biden administration is expanding efforts to help underserved communities access wastewater infrastructure. The administration announced Tuesday that it would expand the pilot to 150 additional communities, up from 11 when it started, and help them access federal wastewater funds. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), approximately 2 million people in the United States […]
China Plays Victim After Getting Caught Hacking into U.S. Infrastructure for Years
Chinese state media this week over-reported to distract from the revelations of a massive Chinese cyber attack on US infrastructure, claiming that China is in fact the world’s largest cybercrime victim and the world’s information security leader. The United States is said to be the greatest threat to Japan. China’s state-owned Global Times carefully avoided […]
Chinese hackers had access to US infrastructure for ‘at least 5 years’ before discovery
A Chinese hacker group maintained access to U.S. infrastructure systems for “at least five years” before being recently discovered, according to a new report from a U.S. security group. The Joint Cybersecurity Advisory Council released its findings Wednesday, saying Chinese hackers gained access within U.S. systems that remained dormant. The hackers penetrated the “communications, energy, […]
FBI director warns of Chinese hacking efforts to ‘wreak havoc’ on US critical infrastructure
FBI Director Christopher Wray told a Congressional committee this week that hackers backed by the Chinese Communist Party are preparing to “destroy” U.S. infrastructure if the Chinese government decides “the time is right to attack.” He said he was doing it. Ray pointed out in his statement On Wednesday, intelligence officials told the Chinese Communist […]