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Rafaela Serrano's house in the municipality of Caguas is still roofless eight months after Hurricane Maria. Countless homes on the island remain damaged two weeks before the start of the next hurricane season. (Adrian Florido/NPR)
NPR
Community

Puerto Rico officials say they’re ready for hurricane season, but worries mount

Officials also said they have pre-positioned emergency generators at critical facilities like police and fire stations and hospitals.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Puerto Rico: The recovery continues

Guests: Danica Coto, Catalina Jaramillo, Syra Ortiz-Blanes Seven months after Hurricane Maria, power is still not entirely restore ...

Air Date: May 9, 2018 10:00 am

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Steelworkers leave a plant at the end of their shift in Bethlehem, Pa., in 1947. Employment in the industry has declined by 80 percent from its peak six decades ago, according to author Douglas Irwin. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Protection for the steel industry is as old as America

President Trump's tariffs on imported steel aren't the first time the industry has gotten protection from the U.S. government.

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

On tap for Philadelphia: higher water bills and unhappy home, biz owners

8 years ago

A view of the PJM control room. The grid operator, based outside Philadelphia is the nation's largest. (Courtesy of PJM)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

After alert on Russian hacking, a renewed focus on protecting U.S. power grid

8 years ago

University of Delaware researchers are using this miniature city to test autonomous vehicles. (University of Delaware photo)
First
Community

Delaware preps for driverless cars

While the technology of self-driving cars get most of the attention, lots of tech is being added to Delaware's road infrastructure to prepare for cars of tomorrow.

8 years ago

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San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, (right), of Puerto Rico speaks on a panel at Carnegie Mellon University alongside Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and CMU Interim Provost Laurie Weingart. (Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Community

Mayor from Puerto Rico aims to rebuild a new, modern grid

Six months after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, 200,000 residents still lack electricity.

9 years ago

Model train displays on display at SEPTA's gift shop
PlanPhilly
Community

Why 35 grown men traveled hundreds of miles to ride a SEPTA trolley

These railfans are not messing around.

9 years ago

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A towboat pushes barges on the Monongahela river past the skyline of downtown Pittsburgh, March 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Congress’ $1.3 trillion spending bill could mean good things for Pennsylvania waterways

Last week’s 2,200-page omnibus congressional spending bill nearly doubled funding for construction work led by the U.S. Army Corps of E ...

9 years ago

A rendering of an Accelerated Bridge Construction project, as illustrated by the Michigan Department of Transportation. Two bridges along the Pennsylvania Turnpike were recently built with ABC techniques. PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE/MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

The Florida Bridge Collapse Made Us Wonder: What Is Accelerated Bridge Construction?

Last week, a partially-constructed pedestrian bridge collapsed in Miami, Florida, killing six people and sending more to the hospital. Th ...

9 years ago

A trolley in West Philadelphia crosses potholes on a bumpy street. (Malcolm Burnley for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Is nanotech the new pothole killer?

Scientists are adding tiny particles of clay, wool and other materials to asphalt — to create more durable pavement.

9 years ago

(M. Spencer Green/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trauma bags and armed guards: Securing schools without creating a fortress

Since the murders at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, schools across the country have been hardening their defenses.

9 years ago

(Evan Vucci/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump to unveil long-awaited $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan

The proposal will not offer large sums of federal funding but instead a financing plan that shifts much of the funding burden onto the states and onto local governments.

9 years ago

A broken pipe that leaks water in all directions.
Science

Conservation could curb future N.J. water demands

A Rutgers University study says New Jersey’s water needs could actually diminish, despite population growth, if citizens and utility systems invest in conservation.

9 years ago

A pipeline construction site in Jackson Township, Butler County, Pa. A recent ruling over a disputed valve station in Chester County has created more construction delays for the Mariner East 2 natural gas liquids pipeline. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

Pipelines remain critical infrastructure that deserve support

The state Department of Environmental Protection recently halted work on Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline. That’s too bad. The project is critically important infrastructure.

9 years ago

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