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EGLE Seeks Suggestions for Water Quality Monitoring Locations In order to be considered for the 2024 field season, the form

Biden To Send Disaster Assistance to Louisiana, as Salt Water Threatens the State’s Drinking Water For the second year in

Capital Avenue Bridge Over I-94 Set To Reopen, Marking Progress in MDOT’s $160M Project The Michigan Department of Transportation, or

Gov. Edwards, DOTD Announce the Opening of the New I-10 West Flyover Ramp to MSY The opening of the new

Federal Railroad Administration Presents $23.7M Grant to TDOT The grant money will pay for upgrading or replacing 42 rail bridges

Major Construction on 3.7 MW Geddes Project Completed The Geddes project which has a designed capacity of 3.7 megawatts (MW)

Nuclear-Hydrogen ‘Marriage’ Has Potential, U.S. Energy Loans Chief Says Nuclear power plants using low-cost electricity to make hydrogen from water,

DOE Announces $264 Million for Basic Research in Support of Energy Earthshots The funding will support 11 new Energy Earthshot

Federal Railroad Administration Announces $1.4B in Infrastructure Funding for 70 Projects This is the largest amount ever awarded for rail

What’s Being Done To Protect the Southwest’s Dwindling Water Supply? Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture have created a

Persistent Chemicals: Detecting, Limiting Exposure To, and Treating PFAS Contamination A group of chemicals called per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances –

The U.S. Needs Minerals for Green Tech. Will Western Mines Have Enough Water? On a 107-degree morning in the mountains

Amtrak to Triple Infrastructure Investment Over 2 Years Amtrak plans to triple its annual infrastructure investment from $2 billion to

Bridge and Tunnel Crowd: Legislators Visit Aberdeen for Infrastructure Tour A bridge that sometimes can’t close after opening during hot

Infrastructure Law Allocates $23.7m to Tennessee for Upgrading Bridges, Railroads The Biden administration announced Monday that it has awarded more

U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Energy, IRS Announce Date for Opening of Applications for Investing in America

BOEM Postpones Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 As a result of the United States Court of Appeals for the

Biden-Harris Administration Hosts First-Ever White House Climate Resilience Summit and Releases National Climate Resilience Framework Across the country, Americans are

Petition Seeks Groundwater Protections for Arizona’s Upper San Pedro Basin The petition, filed by the San Pedro Alliance, asks Arizona

Gov. Edwards Holds UCG for Updates on Lower Mississippi River Saltwater Intrusion The current National Weather Service Mississippi River forecast

Community Celebrates Completion of South Main Phase I Phase I, the long-gestating overhaul of South Main Street from the intersection

Officials Celebrate Completion of SH 71 Colorado River Bridge Project During the project, nine bridges were constructed, a new westbound

Biden Announces Grants to Support Efficient Supply Chains Running on Our Marine Highways The funding will improve the movement of

Biden Announces $325M For Long-Duration Energy Storage Projects DOE announced up to $325 million for 15 projects across 17 states

First of Its Kind Energy Project in U.S. Expected To Be Constructed in Columbia County The Columbia Energy Storage Project

Biden Advances Offshore Wind Transmission, Strengthens Regional Supply Chain Buildout Nine East Coast states and four Federal agencies sign new

U.S. Homeland Security Introduces Guide to Enhance Cyber Incident Reporting The guide includes key pointers such as the establishment of

Department Of Environmental Protection Outlines Plans To Ramp Up PFAS Monitoring Following Report Following a joint United States Geological Survey

In West Virginia, Plan to Clean up Radioactive Fracking Waste Ends in Monster Lawsuit In rural West Virginia, largely hidden

Over $217 Million Allocated for Arkansas Water and Wastewater Projects The city of Altheimer, Jefferson County, received a $1,606,172 loan

U.S. General Services Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jointly Open New John A. Volpe National

Laughlin’s Public Transportation Modernization Bill Reported from Committee The state Senate Transportation Committee reported to the full Senate legislation that

Bridge: America Seeks Funds for Its Infrastructure the document, which is based on the National Bridge Inventory database of the

Biden-Harris Administration Releases Roadmap to Accelerate Offshore Wind Transmission and Improve Grid Resilience and Reliability Biden-Harris Administration Releases Roadmap to

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $400 Million for States to Improve Building Energy Efficiency, Save Consumers Money, and Make Buildings More Climate

Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department Breaks Ground on the District 1 Septic to Sewer Conversion Program The District 1 Septic

EGLE Announces $81.2M in MI Clean Water Grants To Help Communities Upgrade Water Infrastructure Water main and lead service line

Missouri Transportation Officials Present I-70 Expansion Roadmap to Lawmakers This time next year, construction will begin on a 20-mile stretch

Arizona DOT Wins Regional Award for Fiber-Optic Infrastructure Project The project team won the 2023 Best Projects Award of Merit

USDOT Providing $4.575M in Emergency Relief Funding for Flood Damage Repair Work at Death Valley The funding announced will also

DOE Proposes New Program to Streamline Federal Authorizations to Site Interstate Transmission Projects The main goal of the CITAP Program

DOE Announces $25M To Help Communities Expand Affordable and Reliable Clean Energy The U.S. Department of Energy announced up to

FEMA Rolls Out Climate Adaptation Loans for Small and Overlooked Communities The federal disaster relief agency has taken heat for

CISA Panel Pitches Idea of a National Cybersecurity Alert System The panel found that “there is a genuine need for

How Big Oil’s Wastewater Could Fuel the EV Revolution Now, the electric vehicle revolution could turn the industry’s billions of

DWR Delivers $143.7 Million to Local Communities to Address Regional Water Supply Challenges and Build Climate Resilience To help empower

New U.S. EPA Regulations Require Municipalities To Replace Lead Water Service Lines It’s a widely known fact – water isn’t

ATA, USDOT Highlight Truck Parking Investments in South Dakota Today, American Trucking Association President and CEO Chris Spear, ATA Chairman

New PostBiden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $80 Million in Grants to Improve Highway Safety, Including Better Access to Truck Parking

Biden-Harris Administration Making $100 Million Available to Improve EV Charger Reliability Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law targets gaps in

Biden-Harris Administration Report Outlines Reforms Needed to Promote Responsible Mining on Public Lands The Biden-Harris administration’s Department of the Interior-led

DOE Unveils New Interactive Map Showcasing Clean Energy Investment Announcements Nationwide The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a

$17.2M Announced To Use Carbon Dioxide for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Unconventional Reservoirs The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office

Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Large-Scale Water Recycling Program The new program will incentivize projects at a larger scale, with no

U.S. DOT Finally Suspends LNG-by-Rail Rule! After over a year of waiting, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has suspended

Texas’ Environmental Agency Enables Companies To Increase Oilfield Wastewater Disposal in Rivers Researchers are still studying the chemical makeup of

The Washington State Department of Transportation and Amtrak rolled out their first sustainable electric buses on Wednesday that will make

Department of Energy Announces Projects To Remove Carbon Pollution The Department of Energy announced on Friday that it would fund

Infrastructure Holds Top Spot Among U.S. Mayors’ Priorities: NLC Report To gauge city residents’ top concerns, the report also looked