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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

The Environmental Protection Agency is providing new topsoil to about 15 homes near a former smelting plant in Lincoln this

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration has announced the award of a $75 million grant to the Central

Officials say conditions at a wastewater treatment plant in a Maryland city have improved amid heavy rain and flooding. State Environment department

This week is Infrastructure Week, an annual event where an increasingly powerful coalition led by local, state and federal leaders, as

Now that congressional action on a major federal infrastructure bill is going nowhere fast, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)

In a world where wind and solar resources make up 40 to 50 percent of generation, wholesale energy prices will

It’s no exaggeration to say that the planet’s future depends on how we plan, design, and construct the built environment today. Now,

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $250

Louisiana often has too much, while Arizona frequently has too little, but water is a major concern for all the

Don’t rule out congressional action on the infrastructure plan the Trump administration released earlier this year, a top Republican on

More than 900 public and private sector organizations have reduced energy use by 380 trillion Btu, or $3.1 billion in

At a time when we are talking about autonomous vehicles, energy efficiency entered the cities’ agenda, and investments in this

Long before Uber and Lyft, there existed an easy-accessible form of shared transportation: The bus. Since 2013, FlixBus has tried

How does recycled wastewater taste? Apparently, great. At least that’s according to the dozen or so elected officials who gathered

Infrastructure supports us—literally—as we go about our daily lives. Just about everyone agrees that we need to repair America’s neglected

Highway, airport and other transportation deals will dominate next week’s estimated $10.7 billion of new U.S. municipal bond and note

The Department of Defense has announced that much of the infrastructure surrounding defense plutonium in the United States is about

California will require that new homes include their own solar panels beginning in 2020, state officials announced Wednesday in the latest step

Communities across the American West are facing dramatic challenges in water resources management, and Bozeman is no exception. Downstream states

The U.S. Department of Transportation has reportedly announced that the Californian city of San Diego has been chosen from myriad

Local government groups, public works organizations and others are throwing their support behind a bipartisan water infrastructure bill taking shape

Just days before prominent infrastructure stakeholders kick off a campaign to promote regional and local highway construction needs, White House

While the first request most people make of their local infrastructure is one of physical reach—the idea that power lines,

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

Though solar technology has dominated power generation headlines for years, it wasn’t until 2017 that solar generation became the third-biggest

The US government Department of Energy is funding research into storing energy for periods of between 10 and 100 hours,

What is a smart city? In a previous article, we described it as a city that uses technology extensively to

The city of Largo and University of South Florida are teaming up on a program that school officials say will

Colorado lawmakers have passed a bill asking voters to borrow $2.34 billion for transportation projects. The Senate voted unanimously Monday

Legislation introduced by U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) to enhance the nation’s water infrastructure received support Wednesday in testimony by

This week, Illinois American Water will begin installing over 1.1 miles of water main to upgrade Sterling’s water distribution system.

Emporia City Commissioners agreed to move ahead with a possible storm water utility that would be used as a potential

With the expectation of issuing a report at the end of 2018, Congress has authorized the Government Accountability Office (GAO)

If you turned on a light, drove on a road, or drank water from a tap today, you participated in

Energy Infrastructure Earnings Rise With Volumes Last week was a busy week of earnings reports for many sectors, including energy

Like a lot of Floridians, Syd Kitson loves the sun. But his passion is mainly for the energy it feeds

Even as technology races forward, public acceptance remains a barrier to the growth of AVs. That’s why SAE International is

The Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District in Wisconsin had a problem. Due to tightening state and federal regulations, it had to

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao addressed the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce during its Public Policy Luncheon Thursday. Chao is

While we hope for fast resolution of political debates on transportation infrastructure funding, U.S. highways remain overloaded with traffic that

Monday kicks off AWEA’s Wind Power Conference and Exhibition, the foremost industry event. It should further bolster the positive industry

Many urban planners, artificial intelligence researchers, civil engineers and public officials aspire to create “smart” cities. Their goal is to

Gov. Nathan Deal on Friday signed legislation into law that could kickstart the expansion of mass transit services throughout a

The United States Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals Market report available with DecisionDatabases.com provides an in-depth knowledge and insight of

President Trump’s plan to pass a comprehensive infrastructure plan – which was a cornerstone of his campaign and rolled out

The circus that is today’s Washington is detracting from one thing that the president and lawmakers on both sides of

The United States is the second most attractive nation for renewable energy investments, according to the newest annual global ranking

The federal government will help improve air quality in Fairbanks. The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it’s granting $4 million

The Miami-Dade County Commission is soliciting the private sector for ideas about what kind of public-private transportation model would be

The project, which started as a pilot program in 2002, “expanded the fundamental concept of reuse throughout the entire system,”

With the arrival in Beijing this week of America’s top trade negotiators, you might think that the U.S. and China

There is one topic that consistently earns broad bipartisan support, even though the country is bitterly divided over many political

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $19 million to support twelve new cost-shared research projects focused on batteries

The 17th Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo (MGBCE) hosted more than 650 attendees from across 88 Southern California cities

The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) today published a notice of funding opportunity to apply for $1.5 billion in

Fluence Corporation Limited (ASX:FLC) is pleased to unveil its Aspiral™ family of decentralized, smart packaged wastewater treatment solutions, based on

The release of the latest GDP data brings with it updates to a couple of key trends in government investment,

Politicians of both parties agree on little these days, but there has been widespread acknowledgement in recent years that the

As part of a decision that sets rates for customers of American Electric Power in Ohio, that state’s public utilities

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given a total of $54.3 million in grants to communities for brownfields cleanup. The 144 communities that received

A strong economy without more urban housing means miserable commutes for millions of people. About one in 36 commuters (roughly

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking letters of interest for a funding program to help state and local governments, tribes,

Politicians of both parties agree on little these days, but there has been widespread acknowledgement in recent years that the

Earlier this year, President Trump released his long-awaited infrastructure plan (the “Plan”). Among other things in the Plan, the President

State legislators have opportunities to advance sustainability through policy that helps transform the way communities are designed, built and operated.

From the extraction of natural resources through final consumption, the energy ecosystem affects the lives of every American. Understanding this

Three years ago, the public power utility in Chattanooga, Tenn., became the first municipal provider to be PEER certified by

From New York to Shanghai, coastal cities around the world are at risk from rising sea levels and unpredictable storm surges. But

A new report by the nonprofit Regional Plan Association (RPA) proposes merging the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) with Metro-North and

On the afternoon of March 28, under a cloudy sky threatening rain, Washington, D.C.’s water agency inaugurated what might be

The Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity and Reliability Act would authorize $35 billion a year to improve drinking water and wastewater

It has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for the discretionary grant funding through the Better Utilizing

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

Alliant Energy’s Iowa energy company, Interstate Power and Light Co., has received approval to increase its wind expansion program from

Organizations are being urged to make green improvements to existing green workplaces to improve employees’ wellbeing and to bring economic

State transportation officials unveiled a $464 million summer road and bridge construction program Monday for six Northeast Pennsylvania counties that

Sativa Los Angeles County Water District held a press conference Tuesday to explain an aggressive new program following reports about

Lately, Americans are barraged with news stories about exciting developments in transportation technology or personal mobility that match our on-demand,

Minnesota’s transportation infrastructure will receive a $6 million boost from Union Pacific Railroad in 2018. The company’s planned private investment

The beginning of 2018 has offered signs of a renewed push to expand development of offshore wind generation along the

One of the most compelling arguments in favor of building dense cities is environmental: cities use less energy per person