Winter storms have disrupted USPS mail delivery in several cities, causing days-long delays — and in some neighborhoods, weeklong gaps — even after roads have cleared.
Why it matters: The disruptions have left residents waiting on medications, tax documents and checks — highlighting the challenges of restoring full service after major storms.
Uber's CEO says the introduction of robotaxis will be good for its business, not the death knell that some investors fear.
Why it matters: Fifteen years ago, Uber was transportation's Great Disruptor. Now the ride-hailing company itself is in danger of losing ground to competitors like Waymo and Tesla as robotaxis expand across America.
When Rahm Emanuel, a potential Democratic 2028 White House hopeful, was asked about the endangerment finding repeal, his answer went right to prices — not climate change.
Project Omega exited stealth Wednesdaywith a $12 million seed round under its belt and plans to convert spent nuclear fuel into power sources the military can use for wearables, sensors, drones and more.
The big picture: The ambitions could help solve, in the long run, three major American concerns:
What to do with all the spent fuel laying around
How to keep troops healthy, informed and out of harm's way
How to satiate an energy appetite that's growing, thanks to artificial intelligence and other factors
EPA's reversal of the formal 2009 scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten humans will be issued Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
Why it matters: Rescinding the "endangerment finding" is the Trump administration's most direct effort yet to rip out climate regulations root and branch — and make it harder for a successor to impose new ones.
A new, strange-bedfellows group is launching an initiative with an ambitious goal: "reimagine how the United States manages its public lands and waters in the face of accelerating 21st-century challenges."
Why it matters:Ground Shift is quite different from existing groups working to sway management of vast swaths of public lands used for energy, conservation, recreation and more.
