welcome
CBS News

CBS News

Science

Science

U.S. infrastructure's "C" grade from engineers comes with a warning

CBS News
Summary
Nutrition label

82% Informative

A once-every- four-year report card on the upkeep of America 's infrastructure gave it a "C" grade on Tuesday .

The report was the first ever not to have any categories with a D-minus grade, CBS News senior transportation and national correspondent Kris Van Cleave notes.

Infrastructure bill helped complete or start "a lot of really important projects," says US Water Alliance official.

Engineers say problems in many sectors have festered for so long that the nation must address them now or pay for them later.

The energy sector got a D-plus, down from C-minus.

A delegation of engineers will visit Washington to talk to lawmakers about the funding impacts.

VR Score

89

Informative language

93

Neutral language

42

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

55

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Affiliate links

no affiliate links

Small business owner?

Otherweb launches Autoblogger—a revolutionary way to bring more leads to any small business, using the power of AI.