Josh Funk

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A drone hovers in airspace outside the safety perimeter surrounding St. Louis Lambert International Airport as an airliner approaches for a landing on March 10, 2025.
Aerospace
U.S. Government Proposes Easing Some Restrictions On Drones Traveling Long Distances
Change enables more use of drones for deliveries, inspecting infrastructure and agriculture.
August 5, 2025
A pelican flies over new marsh grass in front of a state-initiated dredging project near East Grand Terre Island, where the Gulf of Mexico meets Barataria Bay along the Louisiana coast, Aug. 10, 2010.
Energy
NTSB Says Company Failed to Shut Down Oil Pipeline for Nearly 13 Hours After Pressure Dropped
The leak off the coast of Louisiana was the result of underwater landslides.
June 27, 2025
An American Airlines jetliner that caught fire after landing the previous day at Denver International Airport sits near a hangar at the airport, March 14, 2025, in Denver.
Aerospace
NTSB Finds Fuel Leak, Improperly Installed Parts in Engine of Airliner That Caught Fire
One part inside the engine was loose and had been installed in the wrong direction.
June 5, 2025
Capt. Miles Morgan, managing director of flight training for United Airlines, exits a simulator at the company's training campus in Denver, Friday, May 16, 2025.
Aerospace
This Redundant Aviation Safety Net Helps Keep Planes Safe When Controllers Lose Contact
Pieces of this safety net have protected planeloads of people.
May 23, 2025
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announces a new air traffic control infrastructure plan, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington.
Aerospace
White House Overhaul of Troubled U.S. Air Traffic Control System Will Cost 'Lots of Billions'
Air traffic control still relies on floppy disks and replacement parts found on eBay.
May 9, 2025
A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.
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Is Norfolk Southern 'Making it Right' After Ohio Derailment?
New lawsuit adds to doubts.
May 1, 2025
This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 4, 2023.
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Jury Decides Norfolk Southern Should Pay $600 Million Settlement in 2023 Ohio Derailment
GATX isn't liable even though the failure of a bearing on its railcar caused the pileup.
April 24, 2025
Delta Air Lines flight lands at Harry Reid International Airport, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Las Vegas.
Aerospace
FAA Finds Safety Concerns At Las Vegas Airport in Review Spurred By Midair Collision in Washington
“While flying remains the safest mode of transportation, we must always strive to do better.”
April 23, 2025
This 2024 photo provided by MP Materials shows an aerial view of the company's mine in Mountain Pass, Calif.
Energy
Chinese Export Limits Energize Push for More U.S. Rare Earths Mines
Some battery makers could start to run short of key elements within weeks.
April 18, 2025
Rescue and salvage crews pull up a part of a Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet, at a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va.
Aerospace
Air Traffic Controllers to Get More Support After A Fight, Latest Near Miss At Washington Airport
The FAA is additionally evaluating whether the current arrival rate at Reagan is too high.
April 3, 2025
Brig. Gen. Matthew Braman, director of Army Aviation, center, answers questions, joined from left by Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, and Chris Rocheleau, acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, as the Senate Transportation Subcommittee holds a hearing to examine the preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board on the Jan. 29, 2025, midair collision of an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 27, 2025.
Aerospace
FAA Acknowledges it Must Do Better After Deadly DC Air Collision
The collision over the Potomac River was the nation's deadliest plane crash since November 2001.
March 28, 2025
A piece of wreckage is lifted from the water onto a salvage vessel near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Feb. 4, 2025, in Arlington, Va.
Aerospace
NTSB Chairwoman Says Reviewing the Data After Midair Crash May Prevent the Next Aviation Accident
The FAA plans to have corrective action plans for any risks that are identified by the data review.
March 27, 2025
CSX locomotives rest together on tracks at CSX North Framingham Yard, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Framingham, Mass.
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Union Pacific and CSX Both Deliver Solid Results While Preparing for Possible Impact of Tariffs
Tariffs on trading partners Mexico and Canada could impact the imports that the railroads deliver.
January 24, 2025
This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 4, 2023.
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Residents Ordered to Pay $850,000 Bond to Appeal Ohio Derailment Settlement Vow Not to Give Up
The main payments of up to $75,000 per household for property damage have been on hold.
January 22, 2025