Boston teams up with Google for AI-powered traffic improvements
Technology uses AI to analyze traffic patterns and provide signal timing recommendations to reduce stop-and-go traffic and lower emissions
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Mobile City Council clears way for Amtrak to return to Gulf Coast
Train platforms are ready in New Orleans and at four stops in Mississippi, but a platform still needs to be built in Mobile
Bill to fund infrastructure at ports, coasts clears Senate
Legislation authorizes several new feasibility studies for local projects and approves projects that have already been reviewed
California report offers pathway to navigate possible water shortages
Report gives comprehensive view of potential climate scenarios, while providing guidance on future planning and risk assessment
FAA regulatory move could mean more drone deliveries
For first time, agency authorizes multiple operators to fly commercial drones without visual operators in the same airspace
Researchers in Utah develop method for harvesting water from air
Research offers hope innovative technology could eventually play a major role in long-term water planning
Economic development a top priority for U.S. mayors, study shows
Infrastructure challenges included vulnerability of water systems, sewers, roads and bridges to extreme weather events, city leaders say
Common highway barriers could be inadequate against heavy EVs, study suggests
Test conducted by University of Nebraska-Lincoln has raised questions about readiness of U.S. highways for widespread EV adoption
DOI, NOAA collaborate to use satellite network to identify, track wildfires
As wildfires grow in scale and severity, precise wildfire tracking will improve interagency efforts to protect public health and communities
Landfills are latest target in EPA effort to curb climate ‘super pollutants’
Initiative is part of a broader strategy to address the threat of climate change by targeting super pollutants, including methane, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and nitrous oxide
