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In a recent essay titled, “What Trump Finally Got Right About Infrastructure,” Columbia professor Joel Moser performs a great service

WATSONVILLE — The cities of Watsonville and Santa Cruz will receive more than $1.5 million for pedestrian and bicycle safety

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — City officials launched the Indy Moves program to determine the status of transportation in Marion County and

Wind turbines have been steadily growing taller and sweeping more sky in the quest for high megawatts, and today’s wind

In Washington, D.C., you now have the option of renting a bicycle that can be picked up and dropped off

A federal transportation department official says the Trump administration’s infrastructure package is “nearly ready to go.” The transportation initiative will

Faced with conflicting reports about cost and a proposal to move services in-house, Allentown City Council voted to table a

Peoria’s Lock and Dam is getting some national attention, as Congress heads into discussions on wide-ranging legislation dealing with the

NEW ORLEANS — Archer Daniels Midland’s highest priority in any infrastructure package that Congress and the Trump administration develops would

There are times when local officials in western Massachusetts are justified in arguing that they are overlooked by state government

The Trump administration is already developing a pattern of being long on oratory but short on tangible action, and, sad

Houston has more than 16,000 lane miles of city streets. Their maintenance is a major topic of interest to many

BP’s renewable energy projects aren’t having much of an impact on the group’s profits yet, the oil giant’s CEO told

Federal and state agencies are already planning post-fire cleanup in seven Northern California counties, including Sonoma, outlining long-term efforts likely

October has been known as National Energy Awareness Month ever since President George H.W. Bush declared it so in 1991.

An annual survey compiled by global software provider Teletrac Navman finds (unsurprisingly) that compliance with the electronic logging device (ELD)

Many thanks to Baltimore Brew for your coverage of the 100-year-old “secret sewage pipe” that had been transporting untreated wastewater

The Closed-End Fund Association (CEFA) gathered a panel of energy and infrastructure experts for a discussion about their respective market

As many of you know, I recently decided to include “Infrastructure” in my “Intelligent REIT Lab” section of my newsletter,

Construction of Interstate 73 to Myrtle Beach has widespread support among key players in Washington, D.C., and is favored for

WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices rose 0.5% in September, the largest increase in eight months. The result reflects another big

Earlier this week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the agency will seek to repeal the Clean Power

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. power firm Vistra Energy Corp said on Friday that it would shut two coal-fired plants

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Construction began Friday on New Jersey’s Portal Bridge, a key step forward for one of the

ELMHURST , IL — DuPage County Stormwater Management is currently operating the Elmhurst Quarry Flood Control and Spring Creek Reservoir

When it comes to deciding which has the biggest bang for the buck — a tax revamp or infrastructure spending

ATLANTA—U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao once again talked up President Donald Trump’s long-awaited $1 trillion infrastructure plan, but provided no

President Donald Trump lashed out at hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico on Thursday, insisting that federal help will be limited and blaming

President Trump made one big promise to voters when it came to energy policy: He would bring back coal-mining jobs

America’s energy industry is on track to meet former President Obama’s global climate goals without the Paris Accord and without

Around the turn of the last century, Boise’s Central Addition just north of Julia Davis Park was an up-and-coming neighborhood.

AKRON, Ohio – For the next eight years, Akron’s new Hands On Sustainability 2025 Conference will explore ways to make

The federal government’s top transportation official called mass transit a critical part of the nation’s infrastructure Wednesday, citing Atlanta as

SPRINGFIELD — “Through wind, sleet, and snow, the sewage must flow.” Those are the words of Mickey Nowak, project manager

U.S. President Donald Trump asked Congress on Tuesday for a $4.9 billion loan to help the cash-strapped Puerto Rican government

Last Thursday night, Transportation Deputy Secretary Jeffrey Rosen briefed state transportation officials, industry groups, union leaders, and other stakeholders on

One of the most pressing challenges facing lawmakers today is the need to update and modernize an aging American infrastructure,

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded more than half a million dollars to the county commissioners to improve the water

The Midwest is safe from hurricanes and drought-driven wildfires. But that does not mean the region and its roads and

Transportation development in Oklahoma goes back to early pioneers who began doing business in Indian Territory long before the land

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it is awarding over $41 million to Washington’s clean water and drinking

Flooding is going to be a problem for parts of the Charleston peninsula for the foreseeable future. Even with some

The $18 trillion U.S. economy relies on a vast network of infrastructure from roads and bridges to freight rail and

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump—like his opponent Hillary Clinton—spoke glowingly about infrastructure spending, alluding to Franklin Roosevelt’s Works

He once said he didn’t want to be the Pothole Mayor, but he doesn’t seem to mind it now that

With Hurricanes Harvey and Irma subsided, now begins the difficult and often heart-wrenching work for those affected throughout Texas, Florida

With Xcel Energy’s new announcement that we’re seeking to build a major new wind farm in the Upper Midwest, it

When Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the gulf coast of Texas in late August, it led to widespread flooding in

Officials with the Michigan Department of Transportation announced Friday that a months-long project to reconstruct 4.2 miles of U.S. 31

The Detroit branch NAACP hosted an event Friday to raise awareness about Detroit’s aging water infrastructure, and to call on

The Village of Lake George on Thursday received a $4,273,923 grant from the state to rebuild its wastewater-treatment plant, a

I don’t expect anyone to be knowledgeable on everything, especially a sitting president. This is why any kind of leader

The expanding concept of “rural infrastructure” was front and center Tuesday when the Farm Foundation gathered a panel of speakers

THE TRUMP administration is developing principles that will guide future highway funding. At a recent White House meeting with state

The prospects for a broad tax reform with lower corporate rates has excited business leaders and boosted the stock market

While his competitors wait for diesel to restart generators knocked out by Hurricane Maria, flower grower Hector Santiago is already

Part of a Superfund site in the Meadowlands dubbed “Oil Lake,” which is home to tons of contaminated soil from

Tests detected toxic substances in soil, water and ash samples taken from residents’ property miles away from a Houston-area chemical

Big changes abound for shippers of agricultural products in the U.S. In September of 2016, large agricultural production and shipping

As many of us are painfully aware, we have some serious transportation/traffic problems in Northern Colorado. What is being done

For 60 years, the Texas Water Development Board has been the keeper of a master list of projects that are

The City of Weyburn will be able to add in a few smaller water infrastructure projects that can be done

The past summer’s hurricanes, causing hundreds of billions in damages, turned the knife in the wound for America’s beleaguered infrastructure.

Tomorrow’s economy is a digitally connected, globally competitive, rapidly evolving marketplace fueled by innovative solutions to today’s challenges. Collaboration is

If you’re a striping contractor, and particularly if you’re a long-line striping contractor, it might not be too long before

The latest issue of the US Energy Information‘s (EIA) “Monthly Energy Review ” (with data through June 30, 2017) reveals

LOUIS, MO, Oct. 2, 2017 – The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, one of the world’s largest independent plant science

Not every car buyer can afford a brand-new vehicle, which often makes gently used vehicles an appealing alternative. But while

Last month, the U.S. EPA announced that it would postpone sections of a rule meant to impede water pollution from

BOSTON – S&P Global Ratings today said it has completed its initial review of U.S. public finance transportation infrastructure issuers

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is betting state lawmakers can fix a mistake in an intricate spending law

Long before Hurricane Harvey hit in late August, government engineers were working on an array of projects designed to shield

CHICAGO, IL, Oct. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ – The world’s largest nutrient recovery facility that improves water quality of the Chicago

While I don’t have Maggie Haberman’s fly on the wall access to internal White House process, I will say that

Wherever the president and his administration land on P3s, the financing and delivery mechanism has proven to be, with few

New Orleanians are famous for using any excuse for a party.  The phenomenon is so well known that even fictional

Business leaders have significant concerns about energy. A Harvard Business Review Analytic Services report, sponsored by Siemens in conjunction with

Two years ago, the team behind the latest report published research detailing how evaporation could harness energy. Its ‘evaporation engine’

Maryland is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition requiring power plants in five

BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $630,000 grant to the Casco Bay Estuary Partnership, which is

Metro couldn’t be struggling at a worse time. While General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld is trying to raise money for

Toyota Motor Corp. recently announced plans to invest $373.8 million in the United States by 2020. The funds will be

Sandra Clark attended the Cape Fear River Assembly forum with her husband Wednesday night because of concerns over clean drinking

A boil water advisory went into effect for the east bank of New Orleans on Sept. 20, warning residents of

The United States is now the second-most competitive economy in the world, climbing to an eight-year high in global rankings,

As exchange traded funds (ETFs) expand into new asset classes, U.S. retail investors gain access to more of the opportunities

If federal subsidies for renewables get phased out, will U.S. coal stage a comeback? In other words, will wind and

Meghan O’Sullivan, professor at Harvard University’s Kennedy School and former special assistant to President George W. Bush, says what’s often

The U.S. power grid, the lifeblood of the nation, is vulnerable to a terrorist attack that could upend life in

DENVER (AP) — The United States and Mexico have agreed to renew and expand a far-reaching conservation agreement that governs

Last Thursday, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan unveiled a $9 billion project to widen three of the state’s most heavily trafficked

The Nevada Department of Transportation will use recently issued federal funds to expand an interchange near Las Vegas to help

One in five Americans has been exposed to potentially unsafe drinking water more than once in the last 10 years,

If the state taps into the Rainy Day Fund to help with recovery following Hurricane Harvey, it won’t be until

In a recent Washington Post op-ed, Larry Larson and David Conrad of the Association of State Floodplain Managers, describe how

Investing in pipelines and port infrastructure could help bolster the U.S. leadership position on the global energy stage, a Texas

John Scarffe, Nederland.  Maintenance on Nederland roads and streets could cost $5.5 million, according to a roads assessment conducted by

The incredibly powerful combination of fracking and horizontal drilling has sent U.S. natural gas supplies through the roof and prices