A multitrillion-dollar proposal from Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden aimed at reconditioning the country’s buildings, mobility grids and energy sectors would suffocate an economy poised to rebound in the coming months, Vice President Mike Pence argued in an Oct. 7 debate with Sen. Kamala Harris.
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Tropical Storm Delta Forecast to Become Hurricane, Hit Louisiana
Tropical Storm Delta is forecast to become a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico later in the week of Oct. 5, clipping western Cuba and becoming the record 10th storm to hit the U.S. when it makes landfall between Louisiana and Florida by Oct. 9.
October 5, 2020Biden Emphasizes Infrastructure Resilience, Electrification in Debate
Under his administration the highways of tomorrow would consist of thousands of charging stations for fleets of electric vehicles, former Vice President Joe Biden insisted during his first debate with incumbent President Donald Trump.
September 30, 2020Tesla’s $25,000 Car Doesn’t Worry Biggest Rivals in China
Tesla Inc.’s plan to build a $25,000 car within the next three years doesn’t seem to have fazed China’s most-promising electric vehicle startups, with executives at the Beijing Auto Show saying Elon Musk can bring it on.
September 28, 2020Hurricane Sally to Hit New Orleans, Alabama Coast
Hurricane Sally will begin hammering the U.S. Gulf Coast with flooding rains late Sept. 14, before making landfall between New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., and potentially causing as much as $3 billion in losses and damage.
September 14, 2020ATRI Opens Annual Top Industry Issues Survey
The American Transportation Research Institute has opened its annual survey asking trucking industry representatives to identify major industrywide issues.
September 8, 2020Oil Stuck Near $43 as Hurricane Laura Spares US Oil Industry
Oil stayed in its recent tight range after Hurricane Laura swept through the U.S. energy heartland without appearing to inflict major damage on key infrastructure.
August 28, 2020Now a Category 4 Hurricane, Laura Could Bring ‘Unsurvivable’ Storm Surge
DELCAMBRE, La. — Laura strengthened Aug. 26 into a menacing Category 4 hurricane, raising fears of a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters said would be “unsurvivable” and capable of sinking entire communities. Authorities implored coastal residents of Texas and Louisiana to evacuate and worried that not enough had fled.
August 26, 2020Gasoline Rises to Five-Month High on US Gulf Hurricane Threat
Crude and gasoline futures both climbed to levels not seen since before the pandemic as Hurricane Laura rattled toward a key stretch of the U.S. Gulf Coast that is home to the nation’s greatest concentration of refining capacity.
August 25, 2020Hurricane Laura Set to Slam US Energy Coast
Hurricane Laura is poised to strengthen rapidly and come ashore along the Texas-Louisiana coast as a tree-snapping Category 3 storm, forcing residents to flee their homes despite the threat of COVID-19.
August 25, 2020