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Trump wants a $2 trillion infrastructure plan to take advantage of low interest rates… Read More Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-wants-big-and-bold-2-trillion-infrastructure-plan-2020-3

Taking advantage of motorists staying off roads because of the coronavirus… Read More Tampa Bay Business Journal https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2020/04/01/florida-could-speed-up-road-projects-while-traffic.html

The company expects to begin building the pipeline this spring… Read More The Hill https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/490419-controversial-keystone-xl-pipeline-construction-to-proceed

Natural-gas companies operating in the state were looking shaky before the coronavirus… Read More The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/business/energy-environment/pennsylvania-shale-gas-fracking.html

You are likely to notice the potholes and crumbling bridges in Pennsylvania… Read More Transportation Today https://transportationtodaynews.com/news/17594-pennsylvania-bill-would-expand-county-infrastructure-banks-to-fund-large-transportation-projects/

The utility announces its suspension of disconnections, late fees… Read More Press Herald https://www.pressherald.com/2020/03/31/portland-water-district-suspends-late-fees-disconnections/

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman suggested that President Donald Trump put Americans back to work with the “biggest infrastructure program of

Department of Public Works continues to serve the public despite current health safety challenges… Read More Los Angeles Daily News

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler sent a letter to Governors in all states and Washington, D.C. urging them to ensure that

Our response to this health crisis will shape the climate crisis for decades to come… Read More New York Times

This is an opportunity to re-imagine the transportation system and move it towards more resiliency… Read More Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/timothypapandreou/2020/03/27/is-the-coronavirus-the-transportation-industrys-opportunity/#11196986752b

Water and wastewater utilities are part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s critical infrastructure sectors… Read More WBOY West

The package includes $25 billion in infrastructure grants for states around the country… Read More Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/26/senate-stimulus-bill-coronavirus-2-trillion-list-what-is-in-it/

The fate of a long-term surface transportation funding bill and a bailout of the Highway Trust Fund may have reversed

Leaders on both sides of the aisle must also remember the importance of our energy infrastructure… Read More Williston Herald

The two hot options on the market today are solar panels and solar shingles… Read More The Environmental Magazine Solar

The 10 trends predicted in this article will shape the transportation environment going forward… Read More Global Trade Mag Top

We have an opportunity now to deliver on the human right to water by including urgent infrastructure upgrades… Read More

To make America more resilient to public health through infrastructure… Read More The Hill https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/489071-a-much-needed-stimulus-for-today-and-tomorrow

The Relief Package would include infrastructure…. Read More Democracy Now! https://www.democracynow.org/2020/3/24/headlines/us_senate_treasury_sec_could_soon_agree_to_a_2_trillion_coronavirus_relief_package

The Trump administration could waive or adjust some of industry’s… Read More Washington Examiner https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/epa-to-waive-environmental-requirements-for-industry-challenged-by-pandemic

A need for stabilizing policy measures to limit the impact of COVID19… Read More Renewables Now https://renewablesnow.com/news/us-congress-urged-to-help-solar-industry-curb-covid-19-crisis-692283/

Transportation options remain available throughout Chicago to… Read More Chigaco.gov https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdot/provdrs/future_projects_andconcepts/news/2020/march/city-of-chicago-provides-financial-relief-for-transportation-dur.html

Panic-buying shoppers are buying toilet paper, clearing shelves of bottled water…. Read More Sierra Wave Media https://www.sierrawave.net/no-you-cannot-contract-covid-19-from-drinking-water-says-calif-state-water-board/

Congress is considering a stimulus bill of $1 trillion or more as the novel coronavirus overtakes the economy… Read More

A payment was made from the US bank account of a USF project company to another US bank… Read More

$809,500 to be considered for funding under the Community Development Block Grant program… Read More Cumberland Times-News https://www.times-news.com/news/local_news/projects-for-hud-grant-funding-total/article_3f501fc7-9ca5-54c1-8744-6a295213e744.html

With record cargo volumes seemingly becoming commonplace… Read More AJot https://ajot.com/premium/ajot-lone-star-state-ports-setting-records-enhancing-diverse-cargo-infrastructure

DOE wants to buy crude from small to midsize US producers… Read More Tank Terminals https://tankterminals.com/news/us-energy-department-requests-purchase-of-up-to-30-million-barrels-of-us-crude/

Coronavirus stimulus package would provide financial aid to U.S. airports, transit systems… Read More Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-transportation/senate-gop-virus-bill-aids-us-transport-sector-offers-airlines-loans-not-cash-idUSKBN21911T

With record cargo volumes seemingly becoming commonplace… Read More AJot https://ajot.com/premium/ajot-lone-star-state-ports-setting-records-enhancing-diverse-cargo-infrastructure

The measures are aimed at ensuring all residents can regularly wash their hands… Read More The Economic Times https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/in-efforts-to-curb-coronavirus-us-cities-pause-water-shutoffs/articleshow/74759277.cms

Investment in clean technology and infrastructure could help put it back together again… Read More Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-18/green-projects-could-pull-economies-out-of-the-coronavirus-slump

The grant will provide funds to improve access roads to building 71, and extend a rail spur from the building,

The expansion of solar-powered electricity in the U.S. broke major records last year, accounting for nearly 40% of all new

  Alameda city officials now hope to install approximately 7,830 solar panels at the site… Read More East Bay Times

The project is a 16.8-mile BRT line that will provide faster and more reliable transit service… Read More Mass Transit

One of the oldest methods for capturing runoff, the stormwater pond, is getting a digital makeover… Read More Patch https://patch.com/maryland/across-md/smart-ponds-creating-splash-field-stormwater-control

During this temporary coronavirus bust, Congress must work overtime to finalize an infrastructure package… Read More Fox News https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sen-kevin-cramer-infrastructure-investment

Kim called for any new spending bills aimed at stabilizing and revitalizing the U.S. economy… Read More Insider NJ https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/congressman-kim-calls-robust-infrastructure-investment-economic-stabilization-package/

The town board recently took out a bond to invest close to a million dollars towards its power grid and

The transportation sector led the way as the value of new projects to break ground in the Midwest in 2019

The Massachusetts-based company has built 150 smart ponds in 20 states… Read More Patch https://patch.com/maryland/across-md/smart-ponds-creating-splash-field-stormwater-control

Hours-long screening lines at America’s airports causing confusion… Read More Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellistalton/2020/03/16/coronavirus-forces-us-to-rethink-infrastructure-for-an-age-of-biological-risk/#25ae82d38dd0

A TransAmerica east-west corridor would connect the East and West Coasts of the United States… Read More Southeast Missourian https://www.semissourian.com/story/2673216.html

Legislation that would allow Rocky Mountain Power to invest $50 million… Read More Utility Dive https://www.utilitydive.com/news/florida-utah-washington-approve-bills-to-boost-evs-including-50m-rocky/574125/

So far, grid operators in the United States say no substantial effect on the electricity demand has emerged… Read More

Statehouse of Representatives passed two bills that invest up to $600 million in transportation… Read More Wicked Local Burlington https://burlington.wickedlocal.com/news/20200316/massachusetts-passes-bill-to-address-state-transportation-needs

A bipartisan bill in Congress would help by investing in career and technical education and on-the-job training… Read More Transportation

The tentative construction budget for roads for the 2020-2021 fiscal year is $729.5 million… Read More Minden Press-Herald https://press-herald.com/louisiana-lawmakers-approve-more-than-1-billion-in-infrastructure-spending-pending-funding/

Eight other cities in the metro area’s North Central Texas Council of Governments have joined Dallas’s efforts so far… Read

  The money will support governments at a local level, as well as projects that will help create jobs and

The $9.8 million project will rehabilitate and reconstruct approximately 4 miles… Read More Hays Post https://hayspost.com/posts/5e63e32aafae0f4d5f5c6635

Mass transit is still highly occupied nationwide — and can become a starting… Read More SmartCitiesDive https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/coronavirus-5-largest-us-transit-systems/573699/

This includes support for rooftop solar and for wind energy; coal phase-out… Read More PVTech https://www.pv-tech.org/news/virginias-100-renewable-by-2050-clean-economy-act-clears-final-hurdle

The bill would increase career opportunities throughout America’s transportation industry… Read More The Ripon Advance https://riponadvance.com/stories/gardners-bipartisan-bill-addresses-nations-need-for-transportation-industry-professionals/

The plan is set to improve water and sewer mains along with streets and sidewalks.… Read More WGEM https://wgem.com/2020/03/03/33-million-comprehensive-infrastructure-plan-underway-in-quincy/

The eight-acre project will be located on a city-owned parcel near Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport… Read More CBS 58 https://cbs58.com/news/city-announces-plans-to-build-largest-solar-energy-system-in-milwaukees-history

This funding will provide $17 million for research focused specifically on artificial intelligence and machine learning… Read More U.S. Department

The one-time funding approved in the state budget last year comes from a program to bolster local transportation projects… Read

The proposed plan will include water and sewer main… Read More WGEM https://wgem.com/2020/03/03/33-million-comprehensive-infrastructure-plan-underway-in-quincy/

“I am sure that infrastructure is a priority for the president,” Mnuchin said… Read More The Hill https://thehill.com/policy/finance/485659-mnuchin-trump-to-prioritize-infrastructure-in-any-coronavirus-stimulus-package

Each year for the next seven years, the city will spend an average… Read More CNBC https://whotv.com/news/city-of-des-moines-invests-427m-in-infrastructure/

$2.8 million grant will fund the development of a system that can autonomously tune lighting… Read More Rensselaer https://news.rpi.edu/content/2020/03/03/lesa-center-receives-department-energy-grant-create-cost-saving-technology

The legislation would encourage the development of retail solar energy production… Read More The Journal https://www.journal-news.net/journal-news/house-passes-solar-power-development-program-bill/article_d26a9468-13d2-5ff7-8c4f-d6027f349a00.html

America’s ports are a critical part of the Nation’s multimodal transportation network… Read More Freight Waves https://www.freightwaves.com/news/todays-pickup-u-s-makes-225m-in-grant-money-available-to-ports

The current pipes, which date back to the 1920s, are nearly 100 years old… Read More Pennsylvania Real-Time News https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/03/pa-american-water-project-invests-3-million-in-camp-hill-hampden-township-infrastructure-improvements.html

The massive plan to spend $173 billion over 30 years will help prepare for a forecasted 3 million-person population increase…

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded nearly $17 million to improve infrastructure on Maine’s regional rail service… Read More Washington

Four towns in Southeastern Massachusetts are among a list of 31 awarded grants for their commitment to reducing energy consumption…

A new permitting process for large-scale wind and solar farms, with more state-level involvement, has been proposed … Read More

USDOT is awarding more than $653 million nationwide for emergency road and bridge repairs. Read More Oklahoman https://oklahoman.com/article/5656077/u.s.-department-of-transportation-giving-millions-to-oklahoma-for-road-bridge-repairs

The Langdon stormwater management pond will provide water quality treatment for a drainage area of 200 acres in Westminster… Read

The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority approved 17 grant requests totaling $5,535,271… Read More NC Department of Commerce https://www.nccommerce.com/news/press-releases/rural-communities-receive-state-infrastructure-grants-attract-225-new-jobs-and

“Eighty million is an excellent step forward. It’s a good down payment’’ to replace lead service-lines… Read More NJ Spotlight

Xcel Energy recently began construction on a $900 million wind farm southeast of Portales, New Mexico… Read More Finance &

Photovoltaic, solar, thermal, and wind energy will account for 70% of the expansion of global energy capacity in the next

Proposal: Monday thru Thursday Metro would stay open until midnight. On Friday and Saturday until 2 a.m…. Read More WUSA9

WaterBridge and Centennial will enter into a 15-year produced water management agreement at market rates… Read More Global Legal Chronicle

The $1 billion funds come as part of the Department of Transportations Better Utilizing Investments… Read More CBS 4Valley Central

This week the very first infrastructure forum for 2020 Presidential candidates was hosted… Read More CitiesSpeak https://citiesspeak.org/2020/02/21/moving-america-forward-on-infrastructure-in-2020/

The funding will assist Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont… Read More Water Technology https://www.water-technology.net/news/epa-water-infrastructure/

Considered rising stars in the field of solar energy, perovskite solar cells convert light into electricity… Read More SciTechDaily https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-make-high-performance-hybrid-perovskite-solar-cells-safer/

A public transportation system would help minority communities, veterans, disabled population… Read More Valdosta Daily Times https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/ga_fl_news/rural-areas-get-creative-to-address-lack-of-transportation/article_1288431c-5196-11ea-b661-cbbbfca35f14.html

The funding is coming from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)… Read More NJ.com https://www.nj.com/hudson/2020/02/14-million-in-federal-funds-heading-to-hoboken-to-mitigate-flooding-in-northwest-section-of-city.html

Increased spending without a strategic, comprehensive approach to infrastructure investment based on national priorities will not go far… Read More

$213 million of which is slotted for the three construction seasons ahead… Read More Trib Live https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/285m-westmoreland-transportation-investment-proposed-for-next-4-years/

Several sites, including Camp Pendleton, are being considered. Plant could serve Orange County… Read More The Orange County Register https://www.ocregister.com/2020/02/23/one-idea-two-cool-things-desalinated-water-and-renewable-energy/

Springfield Public Works currently has a traffic signal modernization project in the works… Read More Newschannel 20 https://newschannel20.com/news/local/hitting-back-to-back-red-lights-in-springfield-could-soon-be-a-thing-of-the-past

An 80-foot bridge will be built over the creek by Ceccanti Inc. at a cost of $1.2 miillion…. Read More

The loan will help finance projects that will improve the efficiency of the existing sewer and wastewater management systems… Read

Denver and the city of Boulder are two of the jurisdictions that have already adopted the philosophy… Read More Colorado

With years of planning and work underground, city leaders expect to complete a slew of drainage improvements this year… Read

It’s called “drone in a box”, and it’s two, 22-pound drones that can focus in on hard-to-reach spots up to

Farmers are transforming food waste into renewable energy by capturing methane gas and converting it into electricity… Read More NBC10

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree, rebuilding America’s aging infrastructure is long overdue… Read More Erie News Now

Waste water treatment plant upgrades will begin this year and construction will continue for three years…   Read More Daily