Huge Projects Americans Paid Too Much for

By Douglas McIntyre  •  November 17, 2025

There are several public projects with price tags exceeding $1 billion that have significantly exceeded their budgets. There is a pattern to the reasons. Douglas A. McIntyre, Editor-In-Chief at Climatecrisis247, explains.

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