Solar industry trade group report: U.S. battery storage capacity up 32% YoY with a 55% cost decrease for utility-scale storage since 2022. seia.org/research-res...

Time for an upgrade! We’re planning to purchase new railcars to replace our Shoreliner coaches currently serving the Hudson and Harlem lines. We’re seeking proposals from railcar manufacturers to deliver a new fleet that will be more reliable, accessible, and comfortable for our customers.

Three in the front seat? Ask your grandparents.

Also out today: The world is moving to renewables and away from gas. Meanwhile, EU politicians are caving to US pressure on methane regulations for LNG imports and there is little talk of phasing out the EUs dependence on expensive LNG.

The present (not the future) of social media monitoring, listening, insights, and intelligence! Foresight, but no predictions. www.linkedin.com/pulse/presen...

Read the entire thread. Updated today. To continue reading, every once in a while you have to open the ⊕ to read other replies.

Boy on beach, 2009

Motorcyclists are among our most vulnerable road users and have little protection in the event of a collision. In the final video in our vulnerable road users series, Sgt. Brian Palmeter shares tips for both drivers and riders to help reduce the risk of serious collisions. halifax.ca/RoadSafety

Survival stories of senior women in a high-cost region. They want to work, but face obstacles. www.newsday.com/long-island/...

no contract details are available yet. @newsday.bsky.social reports service will resume Wednesday.

EPA unravelling of PFAS regs for drinking water is a tax increase. States (that care) will still require limits causing local water boards to pass clean-up costs to customers. Makes no sense except for short-term profits while industry poisons its customers.

Anthropic vs OpenAI. Shifting narrative perceptions of good guys and bad guys. www.linkedin.com/posts/ericsm...

Two stories showing the wide appeal of scooters but resulting in death: A teen and a 61 year-old. The easy response is turning micro-mobility demand signals into a law-enforcement problem. More difficult is providing safe micro-mobility infrastructure. Links to stories in comments.

Can't take the LIRR to NYC or Long Island? Work-from-home not possible? Consider car pooling. This State of New York service can match you up with those on a similar schedule. 511nyrideshare.org/carpool

Attention Long Island NY small business and non-profits: SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) are now available for eligible businesses and private non-profits impacted by the severe cold weather from Jan.26-Feb. 23. Link to information: content.getrave.com/artifacts/ap...

Nobody *likes* pollution…but sometimes it has its uses as a research tool. eos.org/features/pol... Read more in our May issue: eos.org/themes/seeki...

Dozens of volunteers spent the morning raising and cleaning up grave markers in the veterans section of Mount Calvary Cemetery in Cheektowaga on Sunday, May 17, 2026, as part of

Found this old bike chain lubricant with PFTE/PFAS (Teflon - forever chemical) on the garage shelf. Updated product is here: www.finishlineusa.com/products/cha...

I'm not saying this street will turn into Parkdale, I'm asking why wouldn't we build a street from the beginning with a park, and future schools, playgrounds, a library, a community hub and homes to over 20K people to never allow any vehicle to travel that fast here? bsky.app/profile/mbon...

Good night LIRR. See you soon, I hope…

Pregnant low-income mothers that rely on Long Island's public safety net hospital have been left scrambling after the maternity ward they relied for services temporarily closed. by @candiceferrette via @Newsday. www.newsday.com/long-island/...

Preparing for final shoots in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles! A peek into the They Took My Father Too production diary. Capturing the forced removal took intense preparation, including a race to find the perfect U.S.-grown sakura tree. buff.ly/pGK355P

John’s Crazy Socks Takes Next Step huntingtonnow.com/johns-crazy-...

Now through 5/22, submit comments on proposed amendments to the FFY 2026-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), including 30 new hybrid-electric buses in Suffolk and new vehicles for Meals on Wheels/United Cerebral Palsy programs. Bit.ly/TIPCommentPeriod

Well, I guess my request for comment to Waymo's press office on an unrelated matter will go unanswered today.

Today -With comments accepted until May 27th. One flaw may be limiting particulate matter measurements only down to PM2.5. Inhalable traffic related PM has been measured down to PM0.1. Not sure how many monitoring stations there are on Long Island's major arterials, regardless.

The chart below represents recent top English-language coverage themes of the global human costs of a changing climate: 🌾 Food and water insecurity 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Displacement and housing instability 👷🏽‍♀️ Livelihood impacts 🔧 Infrastructure disruptions 🏥 Health Impacts 💸 Escalating financial burdens on households

As a bike advocate, I agree that high speed e-bikes are dangerous. Bikes and e-bikes are great!! But routine operation at 25-30+ MPH is way, way too fast for everyday use. Going half that speed is plenty fast on a bike. If you want speed, buy and insure a motorcycle. www.latimes.com/california/s...

May’s provincial road safety theme is vulnerable road users – people walking, cycling and rolling who don’t have the protective steel shell of a vehicle to help keep them safe on our roads. In this video, Sgt. Brian Palmeter highlights what drivers can do to help keep pedestrians and cyclists safe.

Immoral, heart breaking cruelty. That's a fact.

New to Vision Zero or building your first plan? Join our #VisionZero deep-dive on May 21. The first half of the session will cover the foundations and the second half of the session will include live Q&A. Register and submit your questions in advance: visionzeronetwork.org/upcoming-web...

Don't know anything about OpenClaw AI agent marketplace? Don't know what an AI agent is or what they can do? Don't know that much about crypto mining, finance, and blockchains? You're not alone. Now - take all three, blend together, and there is yet another mystery meat to choke on.

For goodness sake! I'm dealing with an LLM sales bot from Muckrack.

AL JAZEERA: FBI’s lack of progress on Israeli killing of journalist ‘troubling’: CPJ aje.news/t0fkdl @aljazeera.com‬ #photojournalism #journalism #photography‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

“Investigative journalism is an act of optimism & it’s all we do at @propublica.org.” “We look under rocks for secrets, what’s not being told.” “When the public knows the truth… things change.” Paper Trail dropping May 14. For now,👂to this 🔥 audio trailer with host @jlussenhop.bsky.social

This widely circulated container ship photo in the Strait of Hormuz (via @apnews.com) gives me pause. Not knowing where it's bound or from, or what is being carried, I must consider all the *stuff* I think I need and the global costs to sustain a consumption lifestyle. www.npr.org/2026/05/06/n...

My latest exhibition review for @Newsday 50 years of Apple Computers Macs, phones and more are among the choice bytes in the "50 Years of Apple" exhibit at the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook through May 24. www.newsday.com/lifestyle/lo...

Meanwhile, Suffolk County, NY passed an e-bike prohibition on virtually all county roads turning what could have been roadway upgrades meeting the actual needs of residents into a police matter.

From @grist.org Preparing for a near future of days when the thermometer will often reach 100-120℉ / 40-50℃ in temperate cities. grist.org/cities/citie...

Where to discard your spent e-bike battery: www.hungryforbatteries.org/locations?ei...

Disappearing before our eyes: One photographer's passion project of capturing local newsrooms apnews.com/article/news...

More states are considering dropping GLP-1 drugs for obesity treatment from their Medicaid programs, continuing a trend of states that have stopped coverage of these expensive medications, Stateline reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/05/03/r...

Passing this gimcrack on to the next generation.

I seem to remember there are places in the USA where this actually happens. The signs have two numbers, one on black and one on white or yellow.

ICYMI: Horserace journalism. Links to Polymarket embedded in stories with "partnering" news orgs. More: - Polymarket gamblers' content is the go-to source for news. - Bets placed on news content can corrupts journos and outlets. - Reporters threatened over what they don't write by gamblers.

Dug into federal data to compare the known speeds of cars involved in crashes with posted speed limits. Found a dramatic and accelerating link between the risk of injury and the extent to which speeders are breaking the law. Gift link: www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...

A photo I took for a story I wrote reviewing a community discussion with a local politician. That plate of cookies was the vector about what the image attempts to highlight, that democracy emphasizes constituencies rather than the official.

Driver "was charged with misdemeanor failure to yield to a pedestrian causing injury and failure to exercise due care..." New York State law views many road fatalities as misdemeanors.

To be really clear about this - the Vision Zero budget (aka the "people shouldn't die on their way home" budget) seems to have been gutted, and 40% of the remaining budget is going to be spent on one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Nashville.