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Klamath County commissioners are exploring ways they can help secure federal funds for local infrastructure projects through the Community Development

Lawmakers cheered President Donald Trump’s plans to substantively reform the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) for the first time in

A titanic $4.5 billion plan by AEP Corp. to build the largest wind power in the United States has landed another key

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday approved the first state permit program for disposal of toxic ash from coal plants,

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced June 15 that the state was investing an extra $890 million in the construction of two, 10-mile

According to a release, Sen. James Tedisco announced passage in the New York State Senate of legislation he is sponsoring

With the national debt already at a staggering $21 trillion, taxpayers have good reasons to be cautious. However, a new

The American Society of Civil Engineers’ report shows Kansas earned a “C” in its first infrastructure report card since 2013.

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $21 million for new projects to advance solar-thermal desalination technologies. These 14

The Environmental Protection Agency is starting to plan what’s next for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. We’re eight years into

With the addition of bus rapid transit express lanes on Georgia 400, the headaches drivers have been experiencing with traffic

American Water Works ‘ AWK subsidiary – Illinois American Water – recently announced plans to invest approximately $16.96 million to

A coalition that includes the Congressional Black Caucus and the House Freedom Caucus is trying to get President Donald Trump

Some people remember when many rural households didn’t have electricity or running water. Although those days are long gone for

On Thursday, the Massachusetts state Senate approved 35-0 a package of energy bills including provisions that would set a 100% renewable energy

The US Environmental Protection Agency is close to releasing its proposal for how much biofuel refiners must blend into the

The federal government is giving the state of Maine more than $2 million to clean up and redevelop contaminated sites.

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced two major infrastructure allocations, with almost $1.5 billion for potential, discretionary grants through the Infrastructure for

The Cadiz Project will conserve groundwater lost to evaporation in the Mojave Desert and make it available as a municipal

The research report entitled Worldwide Water Infrastructure Repair Market 2018 presents an in-depth and professional analysis of the Global Water Infrastructure

New Mexico State Investment Council (SIC) is planning to invest an additional $200m in infrastructure this year as it seeks

Two new joint ventures between U.S. and European developers of offshore wind power are set to pursue projects off California

Michigan now has the country’s strictest drinking water rules for lead. The plan filed Thursday will eventually result in the

A new Cline Avenue Bridge is rising in East Chicago, with more than a third of 29 piers in place

Virginia’s U.S. senators say nearly $56 million in new federal funding has been allocated for water infrastructure improvements in Hampton

The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) has announced the winners of its yearly Members and Projects of the Year Awards

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today commended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for its plan

On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency demonstrated a fresh way of decontaminating soil that has been around for nearly 10

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will receive $2,594,000 in federal funding to pay for rehabilitation and upgrade work to

Iowa’s transportation commission has approved a $3.4 billion Transportation Improvement Program for fiscal years 2019-2023. On June 13, the Iowa

Ventura County is starting an effort to reduce the irrigation needed in local fields. The Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Water

US infrastructure needs are enormous. Water, wastewater, and irrigation systems alone require more than $630bn of investment up to 2033 to

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a total of $6.7 million in funding to six recipients, with the goal

The Washington Department of Commerce will receive $500,000 in supplemental revolving loan funding from the Environmental Protection Agency. It’s part

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday announced plans to allocate nearly $1.5 billion in proposed grants for 26 projects through the

Kentucky American Water continues to invest in water system infrastructure through several improvement projects this summer. A water main extension

The Trump administration on Friday proposed nearly $1.5 billion in grants to help rebuild highways, bridges and railroads around the

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is set to be a panelist in a discussion on infrastructure Friday as the four-day

U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced the launch of a new award to encourage innovation and help revitalize U.S.

Maine is poised to capture hundreds of jobs when offshore wind takes off and should adopt policy positions to improve

A recently announced initiative between Dell Technologies and Japan’s NTT Group aspires to significantly improve the speed and precision of

Boone County residents may see less traffic congestion at some busy Interstate 71/75 interchanges thanks to a newly announced federal

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao has announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $677 million in

American Water, the nation’s largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility company, announced recently the company will share its expertise

The House on Wednesday passed its biennial water resources legislation, providing the Army Corps of Engineers with the authorization to

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner announced on May 29 a plan that will see an $11 billion investment in the state’s bridges and

Colorado Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper signed legislation on Friday to encourage the installation of energy storage in the state and to

Hawaii has set perhaps the most ambitious emissions reduction goal of any state — reaching carbon neutrality by 2045, in part

Perfluorinated chemicals are no longer just a matter of emerging concern, according to an official at the U.S. Environmental Protection

New York City Transit’s new head, Andy Byford, recently proposed an extensive investment plan for the ailing subway system. Dubbed Fast Forward,

The North Texas Municipal Water District on May 25 broke ground on the $1.6 billion North Texas Municipal Lake, the first

On Tuesday, Gov. John Bel Edwards received notice of an advance grant announcement that the U.S. Department of Transportation approved

Nebraska has been selected as the recipient for an $18.3 million federal grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Infrastructure

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is praising the U.S. Department of Transportation’s decision to grant $71 million to Memphis, Tennessee, for

PPL Corporation PPL announced that it has acquired Safari Energy LLC, a leading provider of solar energy solutions. Safari Energy

As of the filing of the 2017 California RPS Annual Report, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) was already getting

Idaho will take over regulating pollution discharge into the state’s lakes and rivers from the federal government under an agreement

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced last week it awarded $277.5 million in financial relief to

A highway project long considered critical to Memphis’ distribution industry received a major boost Tuesday as the U.S. Department of

Voters in Pierre have approved a $37 million water treatment plant. Nearly three-fourths of voters in Tuesday’s election were in

The Fayetteville City Council approved a stormwater study that could lead the way for the city to allocate millions of

By providing $200bn of federal funding over a ten-year period, the government aims to raise a total of $1.5trn to

It’s a safe bet that most Americans are acutely aware of the need to repair and update our country’s roads,

U.S. President Donald Trump has directed Energy Secretary Rick Perry to take emergency steps to keep coal and nuclear power

When President Trump announced on June 1 last year that the United States would exit the Paris climate deal, many

Three US states announced major investments in charging infrastructure for electric cars on Thursday. In total, California, New York, and

American Water Works Company announced that its subsidiary, New Jersey American Water, will invest $2 million in 2018 to replace the

A recent report from the National League of Cities (NLC) shows that economic development, infrastructure and budgets weigh heavily on

While we use a variety of impressive advanced materials and technologies today to preserve our multimillion-mile global network of paved

The just-released third annual U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER), a comprehensive look at energy jobs in America, showed once

Last Friday, Michigan’s two largest electric utilities, DTE Energy and Consumers Energy, announced plans to meet half of their load

Electric utilities are part of the fabric of the communities they serve. No one knows city infrastructure better than the

The following traffic advisory includes road construction and major maintenance projects requiring long-term lane restrictions and/or closures along the state

American Water Works Company Inc. continues its tradition of expanding services throughout the United States via acquisitions. The company announced

A capacity crowd attended a May 22 special Peninsula Village Council meeting to learn more details from a panel of

The Associated Builders and Contractors estimates that a $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan like the one proposed by President Donald Trump could create

Digital technology has transformed how human beings live, work and interact. The benefits of these innovations are indisputable and have

Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott last week signed a bill that aims to raise the ante on energy efficiency and

It’s tough, living a sustainable lifestyle. And expensive. Look at Walden Monterey, a new sustainable development where the developer of the 600

Massachusetts transportation officials are planning a $17.2 billion capital projects program during the next five years, according to a State

Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $256 million

Ever since the 2016 presidential campaign, addressing the nation’s infrastructure needs has been at the forefront of discussions in Washington.

In a hearing this month before the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Research and Technology of the Committee on

When the bridge collapsed at Florida International University, it captured the world’s attention. The 950-ton concrete bridge, the equivalent of

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a $72 million project to further the development of concentrated solar power

The notion of a smart city is not new to the world. It all started in the mid-’90s when urbanization

Minneapolis, Minnesota, has the best park system in a major city in the U.S. for the third year running, according

Within ten years, a modernized signal system on 6 subway lines and more than 180 new subway stations are among

With the introduction of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has signaled

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation that reclassifies investment-grade municipal bonds as high-quality liquid assets, a long-awaited

In an era of political tribalism, infrastructure investment is one of the few areas of American public policy that polls

Energy will play a major role in a breakthrough in trade talks between the Trump administration and its Chinese counterparts,

The competition, Resilient by Design, was inspired by the Rebuild by Design challenge held in New York City after Hurricane Sandy,

The California High-Speed Rail Authority finally approved its 2018 business plan, which reflects funding and cost challenges for the $77

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday unanimously passed its bipartisan water infrastructure bill, putting the biennial legislation

Last year during Infrastructure Week, I penned an op-ed on the state of our infrastructure and the responsibility of Congress

Historic City News was notified by Florida Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, Monica R. Reifeiss, that traffic will be

Interstate 75 between Bentley Road and state Route 103 will be restricted to one lane at times for a bridge

Despite a heavy build-out of gas plants over the last two decades, the United States is moving solidly in the