America's roads, public transit and aviation have gotten worse in the past four years. Water and sewage systems are awful The basic physical backbone of American society is barely above failing, a report by top engineers says. ...more

January 30, 2009

C+ Solid waste system C Bridges C- Parks, rail systems D+ Energy system (up from D) ...more

January 30, 2009

While it has slowed down recently, Florida's growth has boomed in recent years. Unfortunately, this growth outpaced our ability or willingness to address its impacts. Schools, roads, water supplies are all strained. And nowhere is this crisis more apparent than in Florida's sewage treatment infrastructure. ...more

August 5, 2008

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited a teeming hillside shantytown Friday to launch a multimillion-dollar program to build an outdoor elevator and sewage systems, improve roads and upgrade housing for slum residents. ...more

December 1, 2007