Silicon Valley Is One of the Most Polluted Places in the Country
Microchip manufacturers contaminated the groundwater in the 1980s. Almost 40 years later, the cleanup still isn’t complete.
Parking Reform Will Save the City
COMMENTARY | Cities that require builders to provide off-street parking trigger more traffic, sprawl, and housing unaffordability. But we can break the vicious cycle.
How One School Is Tackling the Youth Vaping Epidemic
Twice as many high school seniors vaped last year than the year before.
Wyoming Seeks New Places to Export Coal
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Missouri governor vows to help St. Louis with gun violence problem … Michigan legislators may see pay cut … New York City Mayor ends presidential bid.
State Law Provides Funding to Clear Rape Kit Backlog
North Carolina will provide $6 million over two years to help clear a backlog of roughly 15,000 untested rape kits.
Busy Shipping River at a Standstill Until a Broken Barge Lock is Fixed
Thousands of tons of cargo are stuck on barges, as the closure on the Columbia River is expected to last until the end of the month.
Testbed for 5G-powered drones coming to North Carolina
The Aerial Experimentation and Research Platform for Advanced Wireless will accelerate the integration of drones into the national airspace and enable new features, such as flying base stations for rapidly deployable wireless connectivity.
A Plan to Spruce Up Vacant Lots to Reduce Gun Violence
A program in Chicago that beautifies abandoned properties is aimed at providing work and reducing crime. But some local residents say more needs to be done to involve people in the neighborhood.
Protecting your agency against ransomware attacks
A proactive approach to data protection can help agencies safeguard their systems -- here’s how.
Agencies, industry investing in quantum infrastructure
Advances in quantum algorithms, tools and platforms are being fueled by federal grants and private-sector investments.
Invasive Mosquitoes Plunge Deeper Into California
While state and local vector control agencies keep a close eye on these species of Aedes mosquitoes, their biggest concerns are still West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis, which are spread by different species of mosquitoes, more common in California.
Very Bad Bus Signs and How to Make Them Better
Clear wayfinding displays can help bus riders feel more confident, and give a whole city’s public transportation system an air of greater authority.
For Passion or For Money, More Seniors Keep Working
More than 165,000 seniors are working in grocery stores.
Tennessee Seeks to Become First State to Convert Medicaid to a Block Grant
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Mayors from across the country endorse Buttigieg … South Dakota governor addresses flooding … Minnesota governor questioned about deleted video.
A 51st State? The District of Columbia Aims for Its Star
Washington, D.C. leaders made their case for statehood at the first U.S. House of Representatives hearing on the issue in 25 years, while Republicans raised concerns about corruption and fiscal stability.
States Try to Stop Political Deepfake Videos
State lawmakers are increasingly focused on deceptively edited videos, a pervasive technology that advocates say has the potential to disrupt elections. But are bans constitutional?
DHS finds cloud move not a one-hop swap
Department of Homeland Security finds some of its systems may not be ready to migrate at the end of the current contract.
FCC announces first spectrum-sharing deal
With the Federal Communications Commission's approval of the first initial commercial deployments for Citizens Broadband Radio Service, federal spectrum managers are pointing to the new arrangement as a model for things to come.
Machine learning predicts how big wildfires will get
A decision tree algorithm predicts the final size of a blaze using climate data, crucial details about atmospheric conditions and the types of vegetation present around the starting point of a fire.
Why Isn’t Trump Helping the Autoworkers?
COMMENTARY | The president has been happy to stand up for manufacturing employees on the campaign trail, but has done conspicuously little as GM workers go on strike.
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