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If a national infrastructure package is to be successful in Congress next year, elected officials must invest using public dollars

One power company announces a goal of 100 percent clean energy as a near-record number of coal-fired power plant close.

Drones make bridge inspections safer and easier to document. Read More Michigan Tech University http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2018/december/leave-nothing-up-in-the-air-bridge-inspections-in-the-age-of-drones.html

Officials from all over the state met in Montgomery to discuss improving the state’s roads, bridges, and infrastructure. Read More

Senator John Hoeven announced that the USDA Rural Development has awarded $9,426,307 in grants and $10,136,000 in loans to five

The USDA Rural Development California State Director is providing more than 27.5 million in financing to four California communities to

The goal of the campaign is to demonstrate the wide-ranging benefits of infrastructure investment to our nation’s economy… Read More

An earthquake that could have been utterly catastrophic resulted in surprisingly little damage and… Read More Scientific American https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/rosetta-stones/2018-anchorage-earthquake-preparedness-works/

The federal government’s National Climate Assessment lays bare the grim future we face if we don’t scale up adaptation strategies;

The program, which aligns with Dow’s 2025 Sustainability Goals, offers an innovative approach to diverting plastic waste… Read More AP

Today, less than 2 percent of the vehicles Americans buy are electric. But within the next three decades… Read More

The increased number of floods and landslides are putting more stress on Pittsburgh’s already aging infrastructure… Read More Pittsburgh City

In Alaska much of the damage remains in the state’s transportation infrastructure, according to local officials. Read More NBC News

The results of the November are spurring optimism that a major infrastructure initiative is possible if party leaders can overcome

The novel molecule can function both as a photocatalyst to produce fuel and in solar cells to produce electricity, replacing

The adoption of wind and solar energy is growing at an exponential rate in the U.S. and around the world.

The Cotton Belt rail corridor, State Highway 199, and the Southeast Connector all got the greenlight. Read More WFAA https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas-news/sweeping-136-billion-north-texas-transportation-plan-gets-go-ahead/287-619602596

If approved, the Wastewater and Stormwater Integrated Management Plan would give the city flexibility in addressing mandates handed down by

Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing

Gov. Charlie Baker often says our economy is firing on all cylinders… Read More Sentinel & Enterprise http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/columnists/ci_32299671/creating-value-state-attract-new-employers

Cities worldwide and in the U.S. are taking on the SDGs themselves, viewing the goals as a tool for mobilizing

As sea levels rise, low-lying coastal areas are increasingly being inundated with saltwater, contaminating the soil… Read More The Conversation

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced a total of $281 million in additional… Read More

One of the most transformative developments [in transportation] is the e-scooter … Read More Greater Greater Washington https://ggwash.org/view/69987/op-ed-if-dc-is-serious-about-being-a-green-city-it-needs-to-encourage-dockless-scooters

Ohio State engineers are working to improve water quality and connect… Read More Ohio State University News https://news.osu.edu/flowing-in-a-new-direction/

Without coming up with new ways to manage water, gaps between water supplies and demands will only continue to grow…

Wisconsin and four other states are working with the Corps to plan for flooding, drought, and navigation. Read More Wisconsin

Independent global private asset management firm Capital Dynamics’ Clean Energy Infrastructure (CEI) business has signed off on a deal with

The Trump administration released a climate report “that warns impacts … will include more frequent and more devastating wildfires in

Caltrans has repaired and repaved more than six lane miles of State Route 140 from the SR-49/SR-140 junction to Whitlock

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said Tuesday his department will spend more than $449 million to help fund projects to

Only the aging Poe Lock at Sault Ste. Marie can handle 1,000-foot ships that haul iron ore and other cargo…

The [post-midterms] stage is set for a possible breakthrough deal that could pump money into the nation’s aging infrastructure…. Read

Just as FDR’s New Deal was a massive economic project responding to a financial catastrophe, a similar environmental and economic

Nearly 8,000 structures in the island’s low-lying areas are said to be at risk by an increase in sea level

Transportation advocates hope that the new incoming Illinois governor will be able to help establish two new train routes connecting

We could feed an extra 2.8 billion people if we sustainably doubled irrigation across the world’s croplands… Read More Anthropocene

Six more lanes for traffic entering the United States and a new customs inspection building are coming to the Lewiston-Queenston

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a report on accomplishments from our successful collaboration with Mexico’s Secretary of the Environment

University of Michigan team hopes to offer a 15 percent efficient solar window product that allows 50 percent of the

Three bridges in Bladen County closed by Hurricane Florence in September could all be open as soon as the end

The title of the Waterways Council Inc.’s annual symposium held November 14-16 in Chicago, Ill., at the Hotel Sofitel, was

The vast majority of Americans believe Congress should pass a bill, now pending, to address priority repairs at the 418

Washington has fingered the importance of doing something about the decrepit state of America’s infrastructure for decades… Read More Forbes

The election of pro-clean energy governors raises hopes of wind and solar industry sectors… Read More ThinkProgress https://thinkprogress.org/states-lead-pivotal-shift-toward-renewable-energy-after-midterms-776b2f733916/

The National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium, the first federally funded public-private partnership focused on advancing the offshore… Read

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has launched an initiative to expand

In just the last two years, hurricanes have caused catastrophic flooding for millions, from Houston to Puerto Rico to the

America’s newly-elected governors have their sights set on fixing roads and bridges in their states. Read More Finance & Commerce

The U.S. Department of Energy is announcing awards of up to $7.5 million to support the research and development of

A coming-of-age moment is bearing down on the U.S. wind power industry, and proponents say it’s mostly ready. Read More

The US Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, has announced it will hold five public information meetings next month

The project includes installing nearly two miles of 36” water main in Gary, Ind. to replace an existing 20” water

In a letter to congress, the New York Building Congress, NYBC, is calling on federal lawmakers on both sides of

Lawmakers are giving local legislators an incentive to fix up their cities and towns… Read More WWLP https://www.wwlp.com/news/state-politics/state-offers-incentives-to-local-governments-to-fix-infrastructure/1594655094

Scientists must call out — not merely greenwash — infrastructure building that will ruin environments, lives and economies… Read More

Amazon’s move to Crystal City — or National Landing, as the company will re-brand the area where it will build

The S.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority has approved grant assistance totaling more than $12 million, to strengthen water, sewer and… Read

The new Congress is interested in making an infrastructure deal with Trump – which means good news for the construction

Now is an apt time to consider the role of bridges in the geography of New Orleans, as 2018 marks

Ullico has purchased part of a 1.3 GW wind+solar portfolio, originally developed and sold by sPower. The transaction and other

New city and state investments, new utility programs and new products all centered on expanding the electric bus fleet. Read

Missouri American Water is beginning work on a project to replace equipment in its secondary water treatment basin at its

Business groups express hope that Donald Trump and House Democrats can work together… Read More Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/69c085a6-e2dc-11e8-8e70-5e22a430c1ad

Leaders on both sides of the political aisle have once again raised intentions to invest in the nation’s infrastructure… Read

Scout Clean Energy announced the successful completion of all local permitting approvals… Read More PR Newswire https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scout-clean-energy-secures-permits-for-us150-million-wind-farm-in-indiana-300746754.html

Voters in 31 states Nov. 6 once again showed their support for transportation infrastructure investments, approving 272… Read More ForConstructionPros

America’s Water Infrastructure Act will allow West Basin Municipal Water District to access an additional $35 million… Read More Los

Republicans and Democrats could come together and move forward on an infrastructure plan that would upgrade and modernize this key

Voters across the U.S. were backing at least $20.6 billion of bond sales to support school construction and infrastructure upgrades

General Electric (GE) announced on Tuesday it is selling its energy efficiency business, Current, for an undisclosed amount to the

Ciel & Terre USA, innovators in floating solar power systems, today announced the completion of two new floating solar projects.

Modernization projects on Elmira Corning Regional Airport and Plattsburgh International Airport have been completed, according to a recent announcement by

The Water Authority of Dickson County purchased 67 HTT-1100 units as part of a comprehensive cloud-based SCADA solution to implement zone metering

Encouraging spending on roads, bridges and other infrastructure could be one of the… Read More Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-02/infrastructure-boom-seen-roaring-ahead-no-matter-midterm-result

Could a new Congress – and a revived push for spending on infrastructure… Read More Barron’s https://www.barrons.com/articles/optimism-builds-that-infrastructure-spending-could-be-on-the-agenda-of-the-new-congress-1541160204

Solar is about to boom in the Sunshine State as the price of photovoltaic cells and related installation costs drop…

New Hampshire’s Transportation Department says work is starting on an Interstate 293 bridge project… Read More US News & World

“Despite their environmental and economic importance, coastal wetlands in the eastern U.S. are being lost at twice the rate they

The current two-lane bridge, erected in 1939, is listed as structurally deficient and the DOT plan calls for new abutments

5.8 million dollars of funding is going towards border water infrastructure projects. Read More KGNS https://www.kgns.tv/content/news/ENVIROMENTAL-PROTECTION-AGENCY-499186401.html

Seven states in particular are driving US wind energy capacity, says the American Wind Energy Association US wind energy capacity

Communities in the Merrimack Valley are getting a cut of the $40 million the Baker-Polito administration is providing in additional

On Oct. 20, more than 300 local officials and community members joined East Valley Water District to celebrate the groundbreaking

The Texas high-speed train has been named among the 100 top North American infrastructure projects, hailed as a “dynamic and

The U.S. Department of Transportation is expected to issue a final rule today that would streamline environmental requirements in order

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Philadelphia a $1.25 million grant to fund solar training education programs. Read More

Massachusetts has announced an additional $40 million in funding to cities and towns across the state for road construction and

Applications are open for state and territory governments to the special drought round of the federal government’s $72 million National

Michigan may be accomplishing something for its long-term development and economic competitiveness that the country seemingly has yet to do…

The Eleventh United States Coast Guard District has issued a public notice for comment from mariners on the proposed new

In smart cities, smart buildings play a role as dominant as any skyscraper. The future belongs to structures with… Read

The U.S. transportation industry has been firing on all cylinders lately… Read More Zacks https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/331125/us-transportation-overshadows-rate-hike-woes-4-top-picks

The RAND Corp. research report looks into the future of funding and finance for the nation’s infrastructure… Read More Roads

A new water infrastructure bill has become law, authorizing $3.7 billion for a dozen new Army Corps of Engineers projects

$98.6 million project would finally connect to the Grandview Interchange. Read More The Journal https://the-journal.com/articles/114584-us-highway-550-realignment-construction-planned-for-late-2019

Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) announced the official launch of the company’s $1.8-billion Hell’s Kitchen lithium-geothermal project today. Read More Power

The comprehensive bridge redesign and construction project provides safe and reliable transportation on U.S. 12 with minimal environmental impact Read

The Association to Preserve Cape Cod is partnering with the town of Barnstable Department of Public Works, the Barnstable Clean