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$600 Million in Grants Available for Water Infrastructure & Resiliency Projects Statewide $600 million is awarded to communities statewide to

Application in Wastewater Treatment Guarantees Growth for Sodium Percarbonate Market through 2031 The market will gain from improving scope for

How to Meet the Demand of EV Infrastructure and Maintain a Stable Grid The majority of EV infrastructure pulls its

Hearings Scheduled for New Hampshire Transportation Plan The purpose of the Hearings is to receive public comments/testimony on transportation projects

Electric Cars are Coming but is Michigan Ready Yet As of Nov. 2020, Michigan ranked 14th-to-last in the nation for

Tampa Looks at Long-Term Water Treatment Solutions as Liquid Oxygen Shortage Persists A liquid oxygen shortage due to demand from

Ohio Communities Receive $5.5M in Financing from EPA Communities in Southwest Ohio are receiving more than $5.5 million in low-interest

30-year Plan for the Cuyahoga River Cuyahoga River near Tower City could connect existing projects nearby. Read More News 5

Kentucky Lawmakers Consider Developing Solar Energy Projects Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary says Ky. has the land and energy

EPA Settles With Union Pacific Railroad After Violations in Oregon. The EPA settled the enforcement action with Union Pacific Railroad

Plastic Industry Prepares for U.S. Infrastructure Bill Windfall Global building and construction initiatives show how plastics can be part of

In Response to Western Drought, A Flood of Legislation Record-low water levels put pressure on Capitol Hill to act even

Global Biological Wastewater Treatment Market to Boost at a CAGR of 5.3% During the Forecast Period 2020-2027 North America is

Biden’s Proposed Solar Power Increase Could Rethink Electricity in US Three future pathways for the U.S. grid. Read More Power

The City of Lincoln Proposes Massive Growth By 2050, Lincoln, NE may look entirely different. Read More Lincoln Journal Star

Building Safer, More Sustainable Transportation New AI technology may be the answer to safer and more efficient transportation systems. Read

Hawai’i County Will Receive Over $1 Million in Federal Funding FEMA will give $1,376,067 to support Hawaii’s wastewater treatment. Read

New Report Highlights Major Growth in Revenue Global zero liquid discharge systems (ZLD) market report shows $10.22 Billion in growth

Japanese Inspired Home Built Without Nails The house, called “The Rising Sun,” was built using a Japanese technique known as

Washington trying to pair “hard” and “soft” infrastructure spending bills Infrastructure bill to repair the nation’s roads, bridges, pipes and

Racing to restore Louisiana power, Entergy faces new questions about grid With ever-increasing risks from climate-enhanced wildfires, floods and storms,

Why Transportation Infrastructure Funding Needs to be a Priority Transportation is the largest source of carbon emissions in the US

EPA proposes first limits to PFAS in wastewater The EPA announced plans for regulation that would for the first time

Despite aging infrastructure, Gainesville is in better shape than many cities Recently, bankside erosion caused a wastewater pipe to break,

MetroIntelligence Economic Update by P. DUFFY Initial unemployment claims dip another 35,000 to 310,000 In the week ending September 4,

Hyundai to Roll Out Cheaper, Battery-Powered Trucks, Trains and Drones Hyundai Motor has a new line of battery-powered vehicles using

Siemens Unveils “World’s First” Recyclable Turbine Blade Wind turbine manufacturer Siemens produces the first fully recyclable commercial turbine blade. Read

Telosa, A New Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Desert City  Architecture firm Bjarke Ingels collaborated with founder of Jet.com Marc Loreon on

Ford’s Greener Vision Materializes While Ford’s new electric vehicles have been well received, Ford continues to fight for greener practices

Floating Solar Panel Has Potential to Ease Concerns For Clean Energy Development Developers plan to host floating solar panels atop

Nassau County’s Real Estate Features Sustainability With an increased demand for new homeownership across the country, properties from Horace Allen

Here’s why experts believe the U.S. is in a housing boom and not a bubble “A bubble tends to be

Eight Ways to Increase Non-Rental Income in Your Multifamily Property Commercial multifamily assets are valued based on the amount of

3-D Printing Technology Could Transform Home Building The U.S. is nearly 5 million homes short of meeting market demand. A

Infrastructure Summer: Chuck Schumer, China, and Build Back Better How does the Senate majority leader’s own $200 billion China bill

Biden infrastructure plan takes on EV charging’s inequality problem The Biden administration has an ambitious $7.5 billion plan to expand

US Offshore Wind Pipeline Tops 35 GW The US offshore wind pipeline grew 24% over the previous year, with 35,324

Bureau of Transportation Statistics to relaunch Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey After a 20-year absence, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Wis. Gov. Commits $25M in ARPA Funds to Public Transit Evers said in a statement that Madison is slated to

Could Desalination Play a Role in the Future of the Colorado River? Establishing a desalination facility jointly operated by the

Springfield to spend $2M to increase sludge storage at wastewater treatment plant Plans call for installing two covered storage facilities

Job Creation a Winner Under Infrastructure Plan, But Who Will Do the Work? The infrastructure bill could add more than

Q&A: As infrastructure bill inches toward a vote, finance expert breaks down potential impacts The Kresge Foundation asked municipal finance

DOE Releases New Reports Highlighting Record Growth, Declining Costs of Wind Power More wind energy was installed in 2020 than

Energy Storage Technologies Can Help Solve the Challenge of Moving to 100% Renewable Electricity Energy storage can make facilities like

Missouri Department of Transportation testing use of recycled materials in roads Most drivers are used to seeing concrete or asphalt

Scientists launch effort to collect water data in US West The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced a new

Improve or remove: Funding for US Dams Key ideas and proposals from an agreement between the hydropower industry and environmental

Infrastructure Vote Coming by Sept. 27 Speaker Pelosi committed to passing the infrastructure package next month… Read More Roads &

Apply to Serve on an NAHB Committee or Council Board The online application for NAHB committees and council board of

The ‘infrastructure deal’ America must make with itself There is also growing consensus that we need to plan for a

Don’t let infrastructure fall victim to politics again Bipartisan bill would bring real and immediate change, including through “public private

Assessing the Climate Impacts of the EPA’s Proposed Vehicle Emissions Rule The EPA’s recent proposed rule on greenhouse gas emissions

EPA Grants Nearly $3M To Bay Area Institutions For Wildfire Smoke Research The University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University and

White House, U.S. Department of Transportation appoint Port Envoy to address supply chain disruptions The White House and the U.S.

Transforming Transportation in Montana Municipalities are in the process of updating individual transportation plans, most of which were adopted more

Senate infrastructure bill’s Western water provisions worthy of passage In the $1 trillion infrastructure bill that is working its way

Massachusetts Provides Grant Funding for Coastal Water Quality The state announced on Wednesday that it had rewarded grants to town

Schumer says infrastructure bills edge U.S. close to Biden climate goals Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that

Infrastructure bill winners: Highways conceived decades ago Despite the inclusion of a climate change program and a historic amount of

The Two Degree Difference: Renewable energy production surged by 21% last year 2020 was a great year for green energy,

U.S. Department of Energy Welcomes New Biden-Harris Appointees The DOE announced additional Biden-Harris Administration appointees that have joined the team

Biden seeks to make half of new U.S. auto fleet electric by 2030 President Joe Biden took a step toward

Gwinnett, Georgia DOT seek solutions for I-85 traffic The struggle to tame traffic on metro Atlanta highways is turning back

Stormwater Infrastructure Hidden Beneath The Grass Of Two New East End Parks Looking ahead, as the climate changes, more frequent

Study Ranks PVC Preferred Material for U.S. Water Projects A new survey, conducted by Accountability Information Management, Inc. (AIM), a

Three Issues Infrastructure Funding Will Address From fixing aging roadways and failing bridges to helping ease costly congestion, the investment

House returns briefly for showdown over infrastructure, spending plans House lawmakers are back on Capitol Hill Monday, temporarily interrupting their

The nation’s infrastructure rests on the legacy of 19th-century engineers Century-old sections have come to stand as a symbol for

Biden’s bold plan will close more than the digital divide When Americans think of the economic, social, and culture flashpoints

A Livable Future Rests on Congress Passing a Climate-Focused Reconciliation Bill The bipartisan infrastructure bill was an OK start. To

How The Infrastructure Bill And Future Legislation Will Impact The Energy Industry Certain aspects of the bill specifically address the

The infrastructure bill and America’s heft in global supply chain Other modes of transport and transit that connect our supply

Infrastructure Bill to Improve Broadband Access with $65 Billion in Support The legislation specifically allocates $2 billion for the U.S.

Lumber now piling up for manufacturers Lumber dealers are seeing inventory stack up just months after a shortage sent prices

10 US Cities Spending Big Money on New Housing Construction Nationwide, the housing market remains in something of a frenzy.

What’s Next For Historic Infrastructure Bill And Green Energy? After months of negotiation, the Senate voted in a filibuster-proof 69-30

Bill Gates pledges $1.5 billion for climate change projects if Congress passes infrastructure bill Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Thursday

Five things you didn’t know were in the infrastructure bill The bill’s authors say the new spending would be offset

Inside the ‘unlikely partnership’ that sealed an infrastructure win The president did his part. But chemistry and trust among the

Living Walls and How to Incorporate Them Into Green Building Also known as Green Walls, these eco-friendly additions add a

Homebuilders bolster workforce in July as real estate hiring slows Homebuilders nearly doubled their hiring pace in early July even

Senators Warner and Sinema Introduce Cryptocurrency Amendment for Infrastructure Bill The senators from Virginia and Arizona endorsed an amendment that

Senators Lummis and Kelly Praise Inclusion of Highway Study Bill in Infrastructure Bill The Republican senator from Wyoming and the

The $1 trillion infrastructure bill is a baby step toward the US grid we need It will take hundreds of

Infrastructure bill pulls $31 billion from COVID disaster loan program The loans were one of the policy levers Congress used