Energy
Detroit Tests the Nation’s First Public EV Charging Street
A quarter-mile segment of test roadway can charge EVs as they drive over it.
Cleveland Deploys Solar to Make Affordable Housing More Affordable
A nonprofit-backed project is bringing efficient duplexes to Cleveland.
USDOT Announces $2B in Grants for Transit Buses, Favoring Hybrids Over Electric Options
The new round of grants for buses and facility upgrades doesn’t include any for battery-electric buses, favoring instead diesel-electric hybrids and CNG buses.
Detroit ‘Solar Neighborhoods’ are Transforming Blighted Lots Into Renewable Energy Hubs
The city just broke ground on solar installations that will provide renewable energy to the surrounding communities.
FTA Kills ‘Social Cost of Carbon’ in Transit Grant Criteria
The Capital Investments Grant program will no longer factor in the future impacts of carbon emissions.
Maryland Wants to Register and Inspect All EV Chargers for Safety, but New Rules Could Stifle the Industry
Businesses who want to offer paid public charging will have to pay $150 per charger starting in January.
In Maine's Cold, Remote Waters, Electric Workboats are Being Put to the Test.
Tired of polluting the waters that feed them, Maine's remote aquaculture innovators are making the dream of marine electrification a reality.
Trump’s Backlash to EVs Is Making All Cars More Expensive — Including Ones that use Gas
Uncertainty about vehicle standards and anti-renewable energy policies are raising the cost of both buying and maintaining a car.
LA County Adopts Strategy for Greener, More Resilient Communities
The 2025 OurCounty Sustainability Plan charts an ambitious path toward a cleaner, more equitable, and climate-resilient future for Los Angeles County.
China is Building the World’s First Underwater, Wind-Fuelled Data Center
The facility claims it will cut energy demand by 22.8%.
New York, New Jersey Approve Key Permits for Trump-Backed Natural Gas Pipeline
The proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline would run for 25 miles, including 17 miles underwater near Staten Island.
Texas Grapples with How to Power New Data Centers That Consume More Energy than Cities
The state’s utility grid operator is scrambling to adjust its planning processes to meet a skyrocketing number of interconnection requests.
Underground Power Lines, Reinforced Water Systems — Four Ways to Fireproof LA
A new UCLA report highlights strategies to strengthen Los Angeles’s water and power systems amid growing climate threats.
Rural Texans are Forming a City to Fight a Noisy Crypto Facility
In the face of state inaction, residents of an unincorporated community want to take matters into their own hands to limit the noise from a bitcoin mining operation.
Feds Terminate $7.56 Billion for Clean Energy Projects
The Department of Energy canceled awards to over 200 renewable energy projects.
California Backtracks on Pledge to Save EV Subsidy
Despite a November promise to replace the federal EV subsidy with a state incentive, Governor Newsom now says the state cannot make up for the “federal vandalism” of EV tax credits.
EVs Now Barred From Freeway HOV Lanes
Congress failed to renew a federal program allowing states to let electric car drivers use carpool lanes without additional passengers, forcing California to end EV access to its HOV lanes.
Corpus Christi Faces Uncertain Water Future as City Cancels Desalination Plan
The Texas refinery town is grappling with an impending water shortage after a seven-year drought, but a dramatic increase in the projected cost of a desalination plant prompted the city to look for other ways to bring in additional water.
Trump's New Move Makes Gas Stations the new EV Charging Hot Spot
The revised National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program guidance prioritizes funding for projects sited on locations owned by the EV charging operator and near existing amenities.
Study: Average EV Drivers Use Just 12.6% of Car’s Range
‘Range anxiety’ contributes to people’s hesitation about EVs — but hardly anyone need the range they think.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
