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27 08, 2025

States Say Trump Order Halting Wind Projects Defies Explanation

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The Trump administration’s order to halt work on a nearly completed wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island threatens grid reliability and jobs and defies explanation, business and government leaders from New England said on Monday. State leaders in …

26 08, 2025

California’s Long-Delayed Bullet Train Slated to Run in Central Valley by 2032

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California’s long-delayed high-speed rail project could be operating in the Central Valley by 2032, but it is far short of securing the funding it needs to connect up north toward the San Francisco Bay Area and south toward Los Angeles, …

26 08, 2025

Trump Threatens Trucking Funds for States Over Language Testing

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California, New Mexico and Washington are at risk of losing a cumulative $46 million a year in federal trucking safety funds after the Trump administration accused the states of flouting English-language rules for commercial drivers. U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary …

27 08, 2025

New York Central Park Managers Support Eliminating Horse-Drawn Carriages

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For more than 150 years, horse-drawn carriages have been trotting through Manhattan’s Central Park, weathering the arrival of the automobile, years of criticism from animal rights activists and even a mayoral administration that vowed to ban the tourist activity. But …

26 08, 2025

Japan FSA Plans New Division to Oversee Asset Managers, Insurers

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Japan’s financial regulator plans to set up a division to oversee the asset management and insurance industries, as part of its efforts to drive improvements in the sectors. The new bureau would seek to advance the government’s goal of turning …

26 08, 2025

Trump Threatens Trucking Safety Funds for California, New Mexico and Washington

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California, New Mexico and Washington are at risk of losing a cumulative $46 million a year in federal trucking safety funds after the Trump administration accused the states of flouting English-language rules for commercial drivers. U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary …

27 08, 2025

Philadelphia Airport Reopens a Runway With System to Stop a Runaway Plane

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The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday touted the reopening of a runway at Philadelphia International Airport through the installation of a system to stop a runaway airplane. The FAA awarded $8.5 million last year for the airport’s first Engineered Material …

26 08, 2025

Azerbaijan Sounds Alarm Over Shallowing of Caspian Sea

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Rapid falls in the level of the Caspian Sea are affecting ports and oil shipments and threatening to inflict catastrophic damage on sturgeon and seal populations, according to Azerbaijani officials. The Caspian, the world’s largest salt lake, holds significant offshore …

26 08, 2025

Fire at Louisiana Auto Plant Forces Mandatory Evacuation Order

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A fire at an automotive supply plant in Louisiana was 90% contained Sunday, but a mandatory evacuation order remained in place as crews tried to address remaining flames, law enforcement officials said. The fire at Smitty’s Supply just north of …

27 08, 2025

When Luck Runs Out: Where $100B Hurricanes Might Happen

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Lists published every hurricane season, adjusting the amounts of insurance losses for past events for inflation to current-dollar levels, give a misleading picture of the potential for a single event costing insurers $100 billion. Karen Clark & Company (KCC) offered …