Government and Norfolk Southern Railroad officials seek to counter public criticism about efforts to mitigate public health and environmental damage from the Feb. 3 rail mishap in East Palestine, Ohio.
Nearly two weeks after two severe earthquakes have killed more than 46,000 in central Turkey and northern Syria, the full extent of damage to thousands of buildings and other structures is beginning to emerge.
One year after Ukraine invasion upended energy supply and costs, more natural gas projects are in motion in the US and globally, but concern grows over greenhouse gas impacts as industry seeks design, construction and operations solutions.
Executives discussed building big with limited resources at the Western Winter Workshop infrastructure project delivery event in California earlier this month.
Norfolk Southern Railroad has provided Ohio environmental officials with a proposed action plan to remediate environmental damage stemming from a Feb. 3 freight train derailment and ensuing fire.
While some structures survived the first main shock and performed as designed, experts say having two major quakes in such close proximity would challenge even the most stringent seismic codes.
North Plains Connector from South Dakota to Montana would enable shared power and more system reliability for large US grids, but transmission experts decry big gaps in "planning, permitting and paying."