Reductions of 18% to 23% will apply to three states next year. About 78% of the water in the system goes to irrigation, which is where any meaningful cut has to come from.
Aug 21Filmed across three shifts: the crane operators, the yard planners and the truck drivers who wait, and who explain what the waiting is actually about.
Aug 20The format that defined the genre for sixty years is being replaced with a longer interview and a shorter run time, after producers found that almost nobody watches the opening live.
Aug 20Insurers have reclassified a stretch of water used by roughly a tenth of container traffic. Carriers are paying the premium rather than rerouting, because the alternative costs more.
Aug 20Average game time has settled at two hours 38 minutes. The less discussed effect is on pitcher usage, where the shortened recovery between pitches has changed how long starters last.
Aug 20Two dozen state transportation departments now fly camera drones under bridge decks instead of sending crews on ropes. Inspections are faster and safer — and there are more bridges due for one than ever.
Aug 20Manufacturers now publish manuals and sell components, as required. Independent shops say a screen assembly often costs within a few dollars of the manufacturer’s own repair price.
Aug 20Average tornado warning lead time is now about 17 minutes. Research on what people do in those minutes finds most spend the first several seeking a second confirmation.
Aug 20Internal reviews at three departments found that vacancies are being filled by contractors at a higher hourly cost, and that the exemption process consumes about a fifth of one agency’s HR capacity.
Aug 20A pooled analysis of 27 cohort studies found most of the reduction in mortality risk arrives between 2,000 and 7,000 steps a day. The famous target came from a 1960s marketing campaign.
Aug 20Rent is the number people plan for. The deposits, the utility connections, the furniture and the two months before the first full paycheck are the ones that catch them out.
Aug 20Store brands closed much of the gap, but not all of it. The single largest source of variation was not the city — it was whether the store faced a competitor within two miles.
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