As individuals and organizations focus on ways to improve their environmental, social, and governance impacts, discussions often center around climate. Seemingly the most common approach […]
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A Busy Intersection: Rail Roads, Roadways, and Climate
Public policy is notorious for intersecting with various other policies, market forces, and public and private actions. It is one reason unintended consequences can be […]
Read MoreA Different Trillion-Dollar Deficit
The federal government has spent vast resources to build and maintain the current administrative state, provide for defense, meet healthcare obligations, and more. With trillions […]
Read MoreThe Dig of the Future Is Here Today
Excavation damages to underground infrastructure – or more simply, digging projects that hit things like pipelines and internet cables – are on a five year […]
Read MoreAchieving Effective Rail Safety Starts With Technology
Railroads have served the needs of people and commerce in the United States for nearly 200 years. Since 1827, when the first steam-powered locomotive debuted, […]
Read MoreWhy An Infrastructure Package Could Harm Critical Infrastructure
Seemingly the only area of public policy left unmarred by partisan politics is infrastructure. Both sides of the aisle agree that infrastructure maintenance, resilience, and […]
Read More“Pipe is the best way to go,” says Biden Energy Secretary
The Biden Administration Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary, Jennifer Granholm, said Tuesday that “pipe is the best way to go” to transport fuel. The comments […]
Read MoreProtecting Physical Infrastructure Amidst A Cyber Attack
The recent Colonial pipeline cyber attack and ensuing disruption implicates excavation damage prevention. As industry stakeholders continue to strengthen their damage prevention systems, greater use […]
Read MoreHow Drones May Solve Climate Change
With a problem as large in scope as global climate change, the solution may need to be pretty big. But how about something the size […]
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Modern Life Is Rooted in Infrastructure
When you see a tree, you know it has roots. When you pull weeds, you aim to get all of those roots spread across the […]
Read MoreClimate Control Requires Fossil Fuels, For Now
Forgotten, it seems, in much of the discussion of climate change is the phrase “climate controlled.” This seemingly oxymoronic word pairing usually refers to buildings, […]
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Pipeline Safety Agency Reauthorized in Year-End Omnibus
With the year-end omnibus budget and coronavirus stimulus package, the federal government’s top pipeline safety agency was reauthorized. The down-to-the-wire omnibus deal included the reauthorization, […]
Read More447 Days Without A Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Bill
While the results of the election are still uncertain, one thing is all too clear: Congress has allowed the nation’s chief pipeline safety regulator to […]
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