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Coming out of a decade of economic post-recession struggle, the U.S. is ready to place many projects back on the

As 2018 ended, gas prices fell to their lowest in nearly two years — below $2 a gallon in some

The EIA announced its projections for new capacity to come online in 2019. Read More PV Magazine https://www.pv-magazine.com/2019/01/14/us-will-see-more-than-8-gw-of-solar-come-online-this-year/  

The South Carolina Department of Transportation is sending its crews on a pothole blitz to repair roads across the state.

US water organizations have sent a letter to Congress urging funding for the country’s crucial water infrastructure. Read More OOSKA

With a more split Congress after the election, there is opportunity ahead of the 2020 election to show bipartisan work

Momentum around offshore wind is driven by companies with expertise in offshore oil platform activity, an advantage that brings a

The City of Charlottetown hopes federal infrastructure funding programs will help make the city a little greener… Read More CBC

The Green New Deal is being promoted as a kind of progressive beacon of a greener America, promising jobs and…

Federal legislation to support repairs and construction of bridges, highways, and other facilities that keep the country moving will come

Dr. Brian E. Lapointe, a research professor at Florida Atlantic University, said septic tanks are a major factor behind a

It’s no surprise that there is renewed interest in public-private partnership projects, where businesses supplement public investment in return for

“If this continues to drag on it will have real impacts” Read More Mercury News https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/01/08/infrastructure-projects-grind-to-a-halt-during-shutdown/

The sweeping policy proposal might be the answer for cities seeking infrastructure funding. Read More Curbed https://www.curbed.com/2019/1/8/18173851/green-new-deal-cities-environment-infrastructure

Seaports on West, East, and Gulf coasts are all poised to compete on one major imperative: investment in transformational technologies.

Arcadis is partnering with Kiewit Infrastructure West and PERC Water to provide design and engineering services for the Sustainable Water

Real estate and infrastructure are expected to remain the most popular of all the real asset sectors in 2019… Read

The New York representative said that the new marginal tax rate would affect Americans making more than $10 million… Read

Seventeen new oil and natural gas pipelines came online in 2018, but the country still needs additional energy infrastructure to

Today’s cities need to be designed to be resilient in the face of a more uncertain future… Read More MarketWatch

Citing neglected roadways and crumbling bridges, legislative leaders said a gas tax measure to improve infrastructure will be a major

West Virginia American Water Co. announced the completion of its 2018 construction season, totaling $67 million in water… Read More

Two inventors have come up with radically different approaches to try to solve the widespread problem of aging water infrastructure…

Infrastructure work may be heating up again with whisperings of President Donald Trump’s administration reinitiating the $1 trillion infrastructure plan

Seventeen new oil and natural gas pipelines came online in 2018, but the country still needs additional energy infrastructure to

Politicians in the United States find common ground on one topic — that the country’s highways network is in urgent

American Water Works CompanyAWK announced that its unit, New Jersey American Water, has acquired the water assets of Roxbury Water

Peter DeFazio […] said he believed that the House would be able to deliver a significant infrastructure package… Read More

2019 could be the year of the climate pivot, where we mobilize around the immediate dangers of a warming world

Under the park service’s shutdown plan, authorities have to close any area where garbage or other problems become threats to

Seventeen new oil and natural gas pipelines came on line in 2018, but the country still needs additional energy infrastructure

While EVs have accelerated across the U.S., transportation remains the country’s largest source of emissions and EVs are the most

The $180 million 75 Crossings project was fast-tracked in June when $67.4 million was awarded to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet…

For decades, policymakers have debated whether to build new reservoirs… Read More Breitbart https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/01/republic-of-thirst-part-2-the-sites-reservoir-and-the-future-of-water-storage/

The City of Miami is pursuing changes to the Miami 21 zoning code to address sea level rise, and the

The 98th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board is scheduled to kick off Jan. 13 and an emphasis on

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) is rolling out a new funding opportunity to support

Analysts say the commodity could start to find support in 2019 as U.S. growth fears wane. Read More Wall Street

A new solar technology could be the next big boost for renewable energy Companies from Oxford, England to Redwood City,

U.S. airports are expected to invest $100B over the next five years meaning higher fees for U.S. airlines. Read More

In 2019, Virgin Trains USA hopes to launch routes connecting Orlando and Tampa, and then work on an ambitious project

West Virginia American Water announced today the completion of its 2018 construction season, totaling $67 million in water and wastewater

The partial shutdown of the federal government, which began on Dec. 22, will have some effect on federal construction programs,

The American Society of Civil Engineers says roads in Las Vegas are improving, but much of the infrastructure in Northern

Larger utility-scale arrays planned by mid-2020s. Read More Star Tribune http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-set-to-see-second-consecutive-year-of-strong-solar-energy-growth/503453282/

Wellesley has been recognized by the state Department of Energy Resources for the town’s efforts to reduce its environmental impacts.

Work will be begin in January on the replacement of the Route 1 bridge over the Noroton River on the

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is offering grants to public wastewater treatment plants to improve energy efficiency. Read More The

Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that it will be funding 91 transportation infrastructure projects through the Better

The report card is out for Nevada’s roads and bridges. Read More KTNV https://www.ktnv.com/news/nevada-infrastructure-receives-passing-grade-from-civil-engineers

Washington, D.C.’s city council voted unanimously to pass landmark legislation — the Clean Energy D.C. Omnibus Act of 2018 —

A first-of-its-kind regulation in the United States that sets a state-wide target for public transit agencies to gradually transition to

The Puget Sound region will receive nearly $1.2 billion in federal money to help build a light-rail line to Lynnwood,

Missouri American Water completed its acquisition of the Rogue Creek water and wastewater systems on December 14, adding approximately 85

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded nearly $21 million in grants for drinking and wastewater infrastructure improvements in Nevada.

The surveys further highlight Americans’ support for transportation infrastructure funding and optimism about the future of mobility… Read More Benzinga

The U.S. government just smashed its own records when an auction on Friday to lease thousands of acres off the

The Fourth National Climate Assessment forecasts a deeply troubling future for U.S. national security. As combat veterans, we acutely appreciate

Why hydropower assets will remain crucial to America’s energy strategy during the current administration’s tenure… Read More American Infrastructure Magazine

Joint Planning Advisory Council Hosts Transportation Summit Elected officials, regional planning agencies, and business leaders gathered Tuesday, Dec. 11 to

Government officials envision that these programs will help generate creative solutions to long-term transportation problems, such as… Read More Pew

A partnership uses sensors on green infrastructure in order to utilize city stormwater more efficiently… Read More FutureStructure http://www.govtech.com/fs/infrastructure/Real-Time-Data-Helps-Philadelphia-Improve-Green-Design.html

Offshore wind is (finally) coming to America Offshore wind is coming to the United States according to American Wind Energy

According to the UN, we have until 2030 to shift the global economy into renewable energy. Read More Millennial Politics

Colorado’s Climate Plan is getting a shot in the arm thanks to a new Colorado Clean Energy Fund, launched by

The Nenana Native Association has been awarded a  $9.1 million grant to complete a bridge project in the town of

Aqua America Inc. recently announced that its Pennsylvania subsidiary acquired the approximately 1,250-connection wastewater assets of East Bradford Township, Chester

Voters want to know how we are going to maintain and modernize our infrastructure… Read More Association of Equipment Manufacturers

Private investors will have opportunity financing public infrastructure… Read More PitchBook https://pitchbook.com/blog/building-a-stable-future-private-equitys-chance-to-bridge-the-ever-widening-infrastructure-gap

The facility will convert 10,000 tons of waste daily into renewable natural gas, electricity, and fertilizer… Read More Waste360 https://www.waste360.com/waste-energy/construction-begins-anaergia-s-rialto-bioenergy-facility

Some of Schumer’s green provisions could gain bipartisan support, such as… Read More For Construction Pros https://www.forconstructionpros.com/sustainability/news/21036862/new-york-senator-schumer-pushes-for-sustainability-in-infrastructure-bill

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced Tuesday that the DOT is funding road, rail, transit… Read More Construction Dive https://www.constructiondive.com/news/dot-awards-15b-for-91-projects-across-49-states-and-dc/544268/

The city’s Department of Transportation announced that first round of work will include… Read More Government Technology http://www.govtech.com/fs/infrastructure/San-Franciscos-Market-Street-to-Get-15M-in-Updates.html

The growing population is putting additional strain on our infrastructure, including our drinking water… Read More WKRN https://www.wkrn.com/news/nashville-2018/what-impact-does-nashvilles-growing-population-have-on-drinking-water-/1655889989

$1.5 million worth of damage to the economically disadvantaged town’s wastewater pump station… Read More The Pilot http://www.thepilot.com/news/still-reeling-from-florence-robbins-looks-for-ways-to-fix/article_633c43e4-fe7c-11e8-81c5-07732a8ee718.html

 From Alaska to Arkansas and Alabama, rural highways, bridges and ports benefited from $1.5 billion in discretionary grant funding announced

Rio Bravo wind project acquired by Texas-based Sammons Renewable Energy from Longroad Energy Holdings Read More Marketwatch

Former ‘TIGER’ grant program saw funding triple this year Read More Engineering News-Record

BUILD2018 award funding helps leverage nearly $412 million in total port-related projects Read More American Journal of Transportation

The Port of New Bedford in MA will receive funding to improve infrastructure and environment… Read More Renews Ltd. https://renews.biz/50441/feds-boost-new-bedford-offshore-offering/

The organizations provide pro bono solutions for road, water, and other public works challenges… Read More Associations Now https://associationsnow.com/2018/12/crowdsource-engineering-feats-infrastructure/ rful

Residents Can Save Money and Support Local Solar with New Community Solar in the State… Read More Market Watch

So much of the world’s population lives in urban areas; the choices cities make impact the world… Read More National

This funding from the federal Department of Transportation will help the Port of New Bedford… Read More Dredging Today

A report says as much as $11 billion is needed to fix aging systems statewide… Read More North Carolina Health

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