What civil engineers are reading this week

• Reaffirmed standards offer assurance their guidance still applies to your project

  Every five years, ASCE standards committees reevaluate their standards to affirm they remain current. Here are four that recently met the criteria for ensuring they are still reliable, dynamic, and safe.

• Study warns data centers may require billions for water infrastructure upgrades

  As artificial intelligence and cloud computing grow, facilities that house servers will draw much more water to cool equipment during the hottest days of the year than they do now. 

• Funding fight could halt construction again on Hudson Tunnel work

  Without certainty around federal funding disbursements, the Gateway Development Commission warned construction on the $16 billion infrastructure program could stall again in a few months.

• Flying taxis prepare for takeoff in 26 US states

  U.S. regulators have approved a range of pilot programs that will see electric taxis take to the skies of 26 states.

• NASA picks a new upper stage for SLS moon rocket amid Artemis shakeup

  The space agency is scrapping planned upgrades, instead opting for what it calls a "standardized" configuration with a new upper stage on the Space Launch System rocket.

• Ultimate bridge building: Civil engineers have skills to succeed in politics, defend infrastructure

  Some civil engineers remain hesitant about political involvement, but others are taking on the challenge. Hear the tales of those running for public office.