
Despite El Niño generating three times the amount of snow in Mammoth in the first half of this month as it did for the entire month of November last year, California’s failure to build infrastructure means most rain will be lost to run-off and flooding.
by Chriss W. Street16 Nov 2015, 5:30 AM PST0

The lead designer of the Bay Bridge is warning that the cables holding up the eastern span are vulnerable because of water leaking into the twin steel boxes anchoring them.
by William Bigelow4 Oct 2015, 9:46 AM PST0

Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) pushed the Drive Act during Saturday’s GOP Weekly Address. Transcript (via ABC News Radio) as Follows: “Hi, I’m Senator Jim Inhofe and I have the honor of serving as the Chairman of the Senate Environment and
by Ian Hanchett25 Jul 2015, 4:30 AM PST0

On Friday’s “NewsHour” on PBS, New York Times columnist David Brooks said that although he wasn’t convinced that more spending on Amtrak might have prevented last week’s tragedy in Philadelphia involving a derailed train, overall spending more on U.S. infrastructure
by Jeff Poor16 May 2015, 2:07 PM PST0

As federal officials investigate the deadly Amtrak crash, the local NBC News affiliate reports that “investigators have asked the FBI to look at whether a projectile hit Amtrak Regional 188 moments before it sped up and derailed at a curve in Philadelphia Tuesday night.”
by John Hayward15 May 2015, 4:12 PM PST0

To put it in Democrats’ favorite terms: how many people will die needlessly because Democrats in California refused to spend the money to make our roads safe?
by Joel B. Pollak15 May 2015, 6:07 AM PST0

After a wonderful four-hour conversation catching up with an old friend, I went to bed feeling pretty good about the world until I flipped on the news. That’s when I learned of the terrible Amtrak derailment Tuesday night in Philadelphia.
by John Nolte13 May 2015, 6:08 AM PST0

A steel rod supporting the 525-foot tower atop the eastern span of the Bay Bridge has failed an integrity test, prompting fears that corrosion caused its failure and thus other rods may fail for the same reason, leaving the tower at risk from an earthquake.
by William Bigelow9 May 2015, 4:30 AM PST0

A water main from 1926 broke in the Hollywood Hills during the early morning hours on Wednesday, letting over 100,000 gallons of water loose onto the streets, resulting in damage to sidewalks and submerging vehicles.
by Adelle Nazarian19 Feb 2015, 12:12 PM PST0