After months of struggle to restore power in Puerto Rico, the territory’s Gov. Ricardo Rosselló on Jan. 22 announced that the state-owned Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority will be privatized.
Albuquerque, N.M., residents and visitors are facing an as-yet undetermined wait to use the Albuquerque Rapid Transit, or ART, bus line since, earlier this month, recently elected Mayor Tim Keller (D) held a press conference at which he labeled the $135-million project a “lemon.”
The Maryland attorney general’s office has called into question the state’s permitting for the planned East Coast Hyperloop project, sited near Baltimore.
More big corporations are looking to meet up to 100% renewable energy goals, but antiquated grid operator planning has delayed construction of transmission infrastructure that is putting the targets at risk.
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.
The U.S. solar industry could see a 10% drop in installations over the next four years under a tariff on imported solar cells and panels approved on Jan. 22 by President Trump.
As talk of a future infrastructure bill heats up on Capitol Hill, firm proposes how to pay for projects at Swiss-based World Economic Forum gathering, with President Trump in attendance.
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.