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City-country mortality gap widens amid persistent holes in rural health care access
April 09, 2024 | News, InfrastructureAs rural health services continue to erode, population health declines and mortality rates increase. That endangers local economies and employment, rural health experts say.
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Turf wars: States, cities grow skeptical of artificial grass
April 05, 2024 | News, InfrastructureBans on synthetic turf look to address its impact on the environment and human health.
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Rural students’ access to Wi-Fi is in jeopardy as pandemic-era resources recede
| News, InfrastructureCOMMENTARY | Internet access among rural students had begun to decline in 2022, putting them at significant educational disadvantage compared with their better-connected peers. This trend is likely to accelerate with the end of the Affordable Connectivity Program.
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2022 was the ‘worst year ever for bicyclist deaths,’ new data shows
April 04, 2024 | News, InfrastructureSafety advocates blame the upswing in cyclist deaths on larger, more powerful vehicles that have become more common on American roads in the last decade.
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End of internet subsidies for low-income households threatens telehealth access
| Infrastructure, NewsTelehealth enables preventative care and keeps people out of emergency rooms, so loss of the subsidy will have real impacts on health outcomes, experts warn.
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California’s new rules allow solar and batteries to help out the grid
April 03, 2024 | News, InfrastructureUtilities tend to treat solar and batteries as threats to their power grids. California’s policy will now tap their flexible power to benefit the grid instead.
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North Carolina tried to rebuild affordable housing after a hurricane. It took half a decade.
| News, InfrastructureDocuments show how federal paperwork delayed the state’s recovery from Hurricane Florence and left low-income renters in the lurch.
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Biden administration mandates two-person crews on freight trains
April 02, 2024 | News, InfrastructureThe new rules from the Federal Railroad Administration come after nearly a dozen states passed similar requirements in the last decade.
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With energy demand surging, utilities fall back on their old standby: Fossil fuels.
March 29, 2024 | News, InfrastructureFederal incentives for clean energy are struggling to overcome old-school planning.
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Congestion pricing plan OK’d in New York
March 28, 2024 | News, InfrastructureThe plan would bring in billions of dollars for the city’s aging subway system. But some details of how it will be enforced are unclear.