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Better broadband for 11,500 rural homes and businesses
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (279+ words) Thousands of people in rural areas have been connected to faster broadband through a government-backed rollout. More than 11,500 premises in Dorset and south Somerset can now access gigabit-capable broadband under Project Gigabit, a scheme to improve connectivity in areas that…...
Texas poll finds 79% of voters say water projects are a top priority after historic funding vote
7+ hour, 55+ min ago (608+ words) Texas voters increasingly seem to view water security as a statewide issue connected to everyday life and the state's overall stability, rather than as a narrow infrastructure matter. In a new Texas 2036 poll reported by Texas Border Business, 79% of Texas…...
Sun Life's $5 billion infrastructure pledge hinges on a rule change
10+ hour, 43+ min ago (400+ words) Sun Life Financial has launched a Commitment to Canadian Infrastructure Initiative, aiming to deploy $5 billion over five years into projects supporting digital technology, energy, and transportation and logistics infrastructure. "A stronger, more competitive Canada benefits everyone," said Kevin Strain, Sun…...
When in drought???? | Columnists
8+ hour, 26+ min ago (477+ words) This year we experienced a drought not seen in over 20 years. The challenge before us is not whether Citrus County can continue to grow. It is whether we can grow wisely enough that 50 years from now our grandchildren will still…...
California’s Project Nexus completed a 1.6-megawatt solar installation over two irrigation-canal sites in 2025, after researchers estimated that covering the state’s 6,400 kilometres of canals could prevent 63 billion gallons of annual evaporation—enough water for two million people—while the cooler microclimate above the canals could improve the panels’ efficiency.
7+ hour, 56+ min ago (1036+ words) California’s 1.6-megawatt solar-canal pilot is operating, but the 63-billion-gallon water figure remains a statewide model estimate that the two sites are only beginning to test. By The Long View · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September 14, 2026 · How we edit California’s Project…...
Utility Mapping in Jurupa Valley: The Cost of Finding Utilities Too Late
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (679+ words) Utility mapping in Jurupa Valley can turn an unknown underground condition into a manageable preconstruction cost instead of …...
A tale of twin cities — and how they could transform urban governance
9+ hour, 4+ min ago (892+ words) There are now two Varanasis. The ancient city is already putting new-age technology to work. “Digital Twin has enabled us to identify areas likely to be hit by rising water levels, spot potential waterlogging zones, and flag houses that could…...
A trailer sized solar desalination unit ran for 6 months on brackish desert wells in New Mexico, making up to 1,320 gallons of drinking water a day with almost no battery storage
9+ hour, 36+ min ago (612+ words) The trailer sat at a federal research site in Alamogordo, New Mexico, hooked to wells nobody would ever drink from. The groundwater below was brackish and bitter, too salty to swallow and too plentiful to ignore. Solar panels beside it…...
Potter Valley dam comments close Friday as Southern California district keeps fighting to join case • The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA
10+ hour, 11+ min ago (475+ words) MENDOCINO CO., 9/13/26 — Anyone who wants a say in what federal regulators study before two Eel River dams come out has until 2 p.m. Friday to put it in writing, according to a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission notice. Pacific Gas and Electric…...
Why Does Milk Make Spicy Food Feel Less Hot?
6+ hour, 14+ min ago (213+ words) The first bite may seem manageable. The second is hotter, the third somehow hotter again, and a few seconds later your mouth feels as though somebody has turned up a temperature dial you cannot control. You reach for the nearest…...