South Africa’s Cape Town—at nearly 4 million people, the country’s second-most populous city—could run out of water in the next three months if the current drought, the worst in 10 years, persists.
A $30-million Miami Beach flood-mitigation project along state Road A1A is facing further delays due to permitting issues with its roughly 1-mile-long seawall.
Following an independent report's sharp criticism of its dam safety culture,
California's Dept. of Water Resources named a new director and restructured its executive team as work crews continue a $500-million project to repair the spillways at Oroville Dam.
The latest round of water testing in Flint, Mich., announced on Jan. 12, shows the city's drinking water is well below action levels for the federal lead-and-copper rule. But many city residents are still afraid to drink the water.
Finally, infrastructure’s moment may soon arrive in U.S. politics, but will critical projects such as replacing 19th-century sewer lines get the attention they deserve?
Houston engineer Drew Molly kept the city's drinking water system operating by the skin of his teeth during Harvey. A new innovation hub looks to prevent such near misses.