/tags/infrastructure Infrastructure en-US Copyright Wed, 27 Nov 2024 01:59:00 GMT /youth-reporting-institute/2024-11-26/asphalt-oceans-how-durhams-roads-designed-deadly Every 15 days, someone is killed on Durham’s roads. Max Tendler talked to pedestrians at busy Durham intersections to see how they felt walking around the city without a car. Then, she spoke with the people designing plans to make Durham safer. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 01:59:00 GMT /youth-reporting-institute/2024-11-26/asphalt-oceans-how-durhams-roads-designed-deadly Max Tendler /news/2024-09-20/us-electric-vehicle-ev-battery-production The Biden administration is awarding $3 billion to U.S. companies to boost domestic production of advanced batteries and other materials used for electric vehicles, part of a continuing push to reduce China's global dominance in battery production. The grants announced Friday will fund a total of 25 projects in 14 states, including battleground states such as Michigan and North Carolina. Fri, 20 Sep 2024 18:10:06 GMT /news/2024-09-20/us-electric-vehicle-ev-battery-production Associated Press /environment/2024-09-17/septic-sewer-water-north-carolina Some towns are providing assistance for people on private systems, about half the state’s households. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:25:38 GMT /environment/2024-09-17/septic-sewer-water-north-carolina Will Atwater | North Carolina Health ����app /environment/2023-10-31/federal-grant-expand-waste-recycling-northeast-durham Durham County is receiving a $3.3 million in federal infrastructure funds to build a new solid waste drop-off facility and improve its recycling programs. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:49:58 GMT /environment/2023-10-31/federal-grant-expand-waste-recycling-northeast-durham Will Michaels /environment/2021-12-08/bipartistan-infrastructure-law-will-bring-historic-investments-to-clean-water-including-pfas-mitigation Out of $50 billion in clean water investments, $10 billion will go to emerging contaminants like PFAS. Wed, 08 Dec 2021 12:12:08 GMT /environment/2021-12-08/bipartistan-infrastructure-law-will-bring-historic-investments-to-clean-water-including-pfas-mitigation Kelly Kenoyer /politics/2021-12-02/kamala-harris-pete-buttigieg-tout-1-2-trillion-infrastructure-law-in-charlotte-visit Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at a light rail maintenance facility for the Charlotte Area Transit System on Thursday, touting the Biden administration's new $1.2 trillion infrastructure law. Thu, 02 Dec 2021 21:25:44 GMT /politics/2021-12-02/kamala-harris-pete-buttigieg-tout-1-2-trillion-infrastructure-law-in-charlotte-visit Steve Harrison /news/2021-04-19/harris-pitches-2-3t-spending-plan-on-trip-to-north-carolina Vice President Kamala Harris came to central North Carolina on Monday to pitch the Biden administration's $2.3 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan, calling it a “once-in-a-lifetime, once-in-a-generation” investment in America's future. Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:01:56 GMT /news/2021-04-19/harris-pitches-2-3t-spending-plan-on-trip-to-north-carolina Associated Press /education/2017-08-29/two-granville-co-schools-closed-because-of-mold Two Granville County Schools are closed because of problems with mold. Butner-Stem Elementary and Creedmoor Elementary are both closed, according to… Tue, 29 Aug 2017 14:23:04 GMT /education/2017-08-29/two-granville-co-schools-closed-because-of-mold Rebecca Martinez /environment/2017-03-22/flint-water-crisis-whistleblower-continues-fight-for-water-rights Marc Edwards has been named among the most influential people in the world by Time, Fortune, Politico, and Foreign Policy Magazine. Edwards is a professor… Wed, 22 Mar 2017 16:22:07 GMT /environment/2017-03-22/flint-water-crisis-whistleblower-continues-fight-for-water-rights Laura Pellicer, Phoebe Judge /show/the-state-of-things/2017-03-22/flint-water-crisis-whistleblower-continues-fight-for-water-rights Marc Edwards has been named among the most influential people in the world by Time, Fortune, Politico, and Foreign Policy Magazine. Edwards is a professor… Wed, 22 Mar 2017 16:22:07 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-03-22/flint-water-crisis-whistleblower-continues-fight-for-water-rights Laura Pellicer, Phoebe Judge