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How Californias high-speed rail is already helping the planet

Mashable Tech

The project is even struggling to finish a first phase by the early 2030s that will connect Central Valley cities like Madera, Fresno and Bakersfield. Many of Amtrak's national routes utilize diesel trains, but over 100 electric trains operate in the northeast corridor, including the Acela service between Boston and Washington, D.C.

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Trump abruptly stopped paying farmers to feed in-need Californians—so they fought back

Fast Company Tech

For Bryce Loewen, a farmer who co-owns Blossom Bluff Orchards in Fresno County, the first freeze in funding meant that the USDA failed to hand over more than $30,000 that it owed the business for growing food to help feed Californians who could not afford it. Loewen left messages and wrote emails to Rep. And two weeks of no food.

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High-speed rail is on life support in Texas. Can a hedge fund save it?

Fast Company Tech

The proposed project would cut the travel time down between the nations fourth- and fifth-largest metro areas to 90 minutes, using Japanese technology to propel the trains 200-plus mph. In fact, the states efforts to build high-speed rail go back to 1989 when it created the Texas High Speed Rail Authority.

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