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The Moving Forward Act: Ten Ways the House Infrastructure Proposal Would Increase Clean Energy, and Resilient Transportation The centerpiece of

A Pivotal Moment for Sustainable Transportation The COVID-19 pandemic offers another example of the importance of mobility and transportation… Read

Strong And Lasting Infrastructure Innovation – How We Must Invest Our country – and every country in the world –

Putting Americans Back to Work with Good Infrastructure Jobs Major investment in infrastructure would help to restart the economy by

Large-scale solar project continues renewable energy growth in the Midwest Over the last 10 years, the U.S. has experienced rapid

Bill would provide billions for Northeast corridor, Rep. Payne, Jr. says The Moving Forward Act, would bring at least $7.6

Flushing out coronavirus: Wastewater testing could help predict surges Some researchers also are eyeing wastewater testing as a means of

Governors eye expanding public-private partnerships for infrastructure financing The National Governors Association (NGA) held a virtual summit this week to

INVEST in America Act Dedicates $500B to Infrastructure The money will be spread out over the next five years to

Top ways local solar energy projects can benefit municipalities Many decide using local solar projects to achieve major community benefits

House’s $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill packed with pro-solar, pro-storage provisions The bill proposes investing more than $70 billion to transform

Reshaping the transportation industry The transportation industry has a long history of harnessing the latest technologies to deliver better mobility

Assistance program launched for unpaid water and wastewater bills in the wake of Covid-19 As the economy slowly reopens, many

Covid-19 Stimulus Needs To Account For Future Infrastructure This crisis will cause investors to demand greater certainty around the sustainability

An Infrastructure Package Will Help America’s Economy and Environment This massive infrastructure push wouldn’t only put Americans back to work.

Renewable Energy: The Optimal Economic Incentive for Pandemic Recovery A decade ago, renewable energy was still somewhat marked by unconvincing

$70 Billion for Electric Grid in Moving Forward Act It would expand renewable energy deployment, strengthen infrastructure, and help with

The council has recommended eight projects receive a total of $8.8 million in grant funds that will go toward infrastructure

US transportation secretary Elaine Chao has announced plans to invest more than US$900 in infrastructure through a grant programme…. Read

Thousands of jobs will be available amid a $223 million joint federal and state government investment in Western Australia’s infrastructure

Airports are the most exposed, then comes the part of mass transportation, such as subways, in which we do not

Accelerating the deployment of low-carbon electricity sources such as wind and solar, in conjunction with upgrading electricity grids… Read More

Cheaper electricity alternatives, like natural gas and renewables, have gradually bullied coal out of its preeminent position… Read More Star

A $1.5 trillion infrastructure construction bill introduced Thursday in Washington by House Democrats including U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal… Read

The EPA won’t set national drinking water standards for perchlorate, a rocket fuel chemical, a decision expected to result in

Our economy needs a jumpstart to get that engine churning again. Fixing our nation’s infrastructure can be the spark we

Our vision has to prioritize digital principles: speed, responsiveness, better and more local control… Read More Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/normananderson/2020/06/17/infrastructure-investmentwhat-is-your-vision/#5c1699755ac4

Faster wind power deployment needs to underpin governments’ plans if the global economy is to recover sustainably… Read More Wind

It will enable Riding Sunbeams to develop a direct connection between renewable energy generators and electrified rail networks… Read More

The program covers investments in the multimodal transportation system, including highways, railroads, aviation, transit and trails… Read More Transportation Topics

The Army Corps of Engineers would be required to determine if contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances exists at any

It’s Finally Time to Spend Money on Infrastructure We are in 2020, and little has been done on the infrastructure

The deep sea could hold the key to a renewable future. Is it worth the costs? For humanity to kick

Monmouth Pursing $5m State Grant For Water Infrastructure The Maple City is pursuing a $5M competitive grant from the State

American Public Works Association has called for $500 billion over two years of federal aid for local governments, among other initiatives…

Americans keep waiting for Godot when it comes to the long-promised Infrastructure bill – a bill that always seems just

Comparing many of our airports, roads, bridges, seaports, drinking water systems, railroads, and waste-water treatment plants, to many foreign countries-

Tropical Storm Cristobal crashed through the Gulf Coast earlier this week, and with the 2020 hurricane season having just started…

The “vast majority” of projects within 8minute Solar Energy’s US-based solar PV pipeline will co-locate the technology with energy storage,

The “INVEST in America Act,” which authorizes nearly $500 billion of transportation spending over five years, takes on the transportation

NASA has awarded Astrobotic of Pittsburgh $199.5 million to deliver NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the Moon’s

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite approved a $618 million plan June 1 to expand

President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled Accelerating the Nation’s Economic Recovery from the COVID-19 Emergency by Expediting Infrastructure Investments

To help reduce humanity’s impact on the environment, energy scientists seek out renewable energy sources in hopes of figuring out

Energy regulators to delay projects pending appeals; EPA union calls for ‘moratorium’ on reopening plans… Read More The Hill https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/502162-overnight-energy-trump-administration-could-pursue-drilling-near

While many municipalities may be hesitant to launch new infrastructure projects, now is a good time to position your utility

A new report advocates for governments to increase funding for projects like floodplain restoration… Read More Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/green-infrastructure-can-be-cheaper-more-effective-than-dams/

A new bill has been released that would significantly increase federal funding for bikes… Read More SGB Media https://sgbonline.com/house-transportation-bill-proposes-major-increases-for-federal-bike-programs/

Bill would settle current and future water rights claims and authorize $210 million in federal funding for water infrastructure to

A bill for has been introduced in the House of Representatives by the Democratic Party for a $494bn construction programme

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that gives federal agencies emergency powers to fast-track major energy

A bill for has been introduced in the House of Representatives by the Democratic Party for a $494bn construction programme

Bill seeks federal examination of longer trains, precision scheduled railroading… Read More Freight Waves https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rail-groups-split-on-democrats-infrastructure-bill

Environmental groups have raised undue alarms that the Executive Order is an environmental rollback… Read More Competitive Enterprise Insitute https://cei.org/blog/trump-executive-order-expedite-project-approvals

House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee just released its bill defining the future of America’s transportation system… Read More

Between mid-March and the end of April, most of the Philadelphia’s pumping stations had experienced clogs from face masks, gloves

Ina Road Traffic Interchange, a high way improvement project, was recently awarded the 2020 “Public Works Projects of the Year”…

The average cost of energy savings to investor-owned utilities (IOU) and other programs in a dozen states has remained steady

Students found a way to snare the sun’s energy, store it, and then optimize it for the environment as part

Act would establish a Rural Assistance Pilot Program that would provide rural areas with the financial, technical and legal assistance

The Maryland Board of Public Works approved more than $16 million in grants to reduce pollution and improve water quality…

The funds are expected to accelerate the projects’ readiness for a construction grant agreement or a Full Funding Grant Agreement

Even before the pandemic, 2020 was poised to be a complicated year for infrastructure funding…. Read More Pit&Quarry Forecasting the

House Democrats plan to release a massive green infrastructure package this week, ending months of anticipation among transportation and infrastructure

For energy companies, the world has turned upside down, and is now partly back again… Read More Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielmarkind/2020/06/03/days-of-violence-also-scramble-northeast-energy-situation/#7ec8c344256c

Nuclear, America’s clean energy workhorse, makes up the majority of our zero-carbon power… Read More Real Clear Energy https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2020/06/02/bold_american_strategy_to_lead_on_nuclear_energy_495068.html

Grant selections through the Low- or No-Emission Grant program, for the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses

Jersey formally adopted some of the most stringent standards in the nation for two chemicals found in drinking water across

We need to rethink — and maybe redefine — precisely what else should be included in what we call America’s

The American Wind Energy Association is lobbying for Congress to enact suitable measures to protect the $43 billion of investments

The $5,940,005 in new federal funding will be used to acquire six new zero-emission buses for Oahu, as well as

the funds will help provide first-time access to wastewater collection and treatment services for nearly 2,000 households in the area

The pandemic is shining an even bigger light on our nation’s infrastructure… Read More Eerie News https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/42175609/how-covid19-shined-a-light-on-our-nations-infrastructure-needs

There’s time to consider actions that improve the efficiency and resiliency of our energy infrastructure and support the transition to

Occupants who can’t put solar panels on their own buildings buy into a solar energy farm… Read More Karma Impact

Twelve projects in nine states have been awarded more than $302 million in grants to upgrade track and railroad crossings,

  U.S. Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) last week introduced legislation that would add $250 million annually to an existing rail-safety

The funding is granted through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program and will improve water infrastructure, public

The low volume of individuals traveling, as well as the need for jobs, proves that the pandemic is the opportune

We need to finance microgrids in a manner that makes sense to clients and has a positive impact on society

The clean energy and agriculture jobs are in areas such solar and wind energy, energy efficiency and land restoration… Read

A project-specific COVID-19 safety plan includes protocols for social distancing, use of face coverings, and personal and job-site cleaning protocols…

The grant directly supports the state’s ability to maintain, protect and improve the water quality of its rivers, lakes, streams,

CEC the grant for a project that aims to provide locally produced renewable energy at-scale to disadvantaged communities in Los

Carbon capture and storage would be used alongside other interventions such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, and electrification of the

The funding will provide the design to bringing wastewater and water distribution infrastructure into southeastern Yuba County… Read More WaterWorld

Bold in scope and creative in execution, the WPA was a model of large-scale government serving the public good… Read

Because some states do not have toll revenue to tap into, and with gas tax revenue decreasing, state and local

If we’re creative and rigorous, we can come out of the pandemic with a stronger society… Read More Boston Globe

Wind off the coasts of the U.S. could be used to generate more than double the combined electricity capacity of

The market has shifted from an LED and energy-efficiency story to a data-capture one as connectivity and sensors have been

This funding will support sewer rehabilitation and water main replacement projects to provide safe drinking water and dependable wastewater services…

City officials are confident the nearly completed south/east sanitary sewer interceptor project will lead to improved sewer function and future

The basic plan would be to massively put people to work to modernize our infrastructure. Call it the “New” New

Policymakers should look at how Australia decentralized its infrastructure management to create a similar system in the United States… Read

This will not only generate jobs in the short term but also lay foundations for a stronger and more resilient

The underlying strengths of renewables remain strong, and analysts expect their economic advantage over volatile fossil fuels will only increase

15 public transportation agency leaders in the U.S. have requested additional emergency federal aid for transit systems during and after