Trump Says ‘OK With Me’ if Infrastructure Plan Founders

KEN THOMAS / The Associated Press Feb 12, 2018 The president suggests that his proposal—aimed at spurring $1.5 trillion in spending over a decade—is not as important to him as administration efforts to cut taxes and boost military spending. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Texting Ban May Soon Be Enforced in Florida

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2017 Florida, with some of the nation's deadliest roads, is one of the last states to not fully ban texting while driving, but it will soon consider a bill that would. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

New Map Reveals How Roads Devastate Nature

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 18, 2017 Scientists call for urgent protection of ecologically valuable roadless areas. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Highway Trust Fund

John Darkow, Cagle Cartoons, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri Jan 14, 2014 Dig deeper

Rural N.Y. Communities Use Fracking Waste to De-Ice Roads

BLANK Dec 9, 2013 Maybe this is why there’s a New York city named Fishkill. Road crews in some rural areas around the state are using toxic fracking waste liquid to de-ice roads, despite a moratorium on fracking in the state and a federal EPA warning against using the juice. Exactly what’s in the liquid? Only the frackheads know, and they’re keeping it a secret. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Out of the Closet

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Jan 23, 2013 Dig deeper

Let’s Get Ready to Crumble

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 18, 2012 The American Society of Civil Engineers has awarded America’s roadways a grade of D-, rated one in four bridges as “structurally deficient or functionally obsolete” and warned that thousands of American dams are on the verge of failure. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Major Bump in the Road

Staff / Truthdig Nov 16, 2011 Much rides on America’s highways, vital arteries in the movement of people and goods. The problem is, the roads are crumbling at a time when money to fix them is hard to come by. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Look at the Flooding in Vermont

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2011 The 24/7 news cycle and the accompanying cacophony of voices competing for attention meant that little time remained to understand the extent of the damage Hurricane Irene caused in Vermont. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Vermont Feels Irene’s Wrath

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2011 While New York City escaped the worst of Tropical Storm Irene, much of Vermont did not. The state saw bridges washed away, roads battered and power lines downed in the midst of what officials say is the worst flooding in more than 80 years. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

You Take the High, Palestinians Take the Low

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2008 An interim decision by the Israeli Supreme Court on Wednesday marked the beginning of what could become a two-tiered road system in the West Bank. With two separate legal systems for Palestinians and Israelis already in operation, critics fear segregated roads would lead toward further institutionalization of apartheid in the occupied territories. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Long and Winding Road

Staff / Truthdig Oct 25, 2006 In "The Road to Guantanamo," directors Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross meld documentary and re-creation to tell the story of three British citizens who were held by the United States in Guantanamo Bay for two years without charge. Earlier: Read a Truthdig article on the film Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )