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Water

EPA Parcels Out $6.5B for Drinking Water Infrastructure

Most of the funds come from the IIJA
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Tom Ichniowski
April 4, 2023

Texas, California, Florida rank highest among state allotments t o upgrade reservoirs, drinking water lines and other infrastructure.


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Inflation Adds $200M to Louisiana I-10 Widening Project

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Daniel Tyson
April 4, 2023

The $925-million project, which will widen I-10 through Baton Rouge from three to four lanes each way, has risen in cost more than $200 million in two years, officials say.



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Environmental Regulation

Judge Rules Against Kentucky Challenge to Biden WOTUS Rule

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Tom Ichniowski
April 3, 2023

The March 31 decision is only the latest legal battle over the contentious "waters of the United States" rule.


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Veteran NY Exec To Run Massachusetts' Troubled Transit Agency

Phillip Eng takes reins at MBTA after series of high-profile mishaps
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Scott Van Voorhis
April 3, 2023

Phillip Eng, former New York City regional transportation chief is taking the reins at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority


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Clean Energy

Offshore Wind Industry Urged to 'Think Bigger' But Still Needs Clarity

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Debra K. Rubin
April 2, 2023

New Maryland Gov. Wes Moore touts boost to 8.5 GW in state deployment goal, as developing US clean energy sector aims to move queued projects past permitting, financial, labor and supply chain hurdles.


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Water Infrastructure

EPA Allocates $776M in Clean Water Revolving Funds

Funds go for wastewater treatment infrastructure
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Tom Ichniowski
March 31, 2023

New York will receive the largest allocation of the new Clean Water SRF money from the omnibus spending measure, with $83.6 million, with California's $54.2-million allotment ranking second.



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House Clears Big Energy Bill With Permit Shifts, Unclear Future

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Debra K. Rubin
March 30, 2023

Republican "priority" legislation passed 225-204 but has provisions that will make it "dead on arrival" in the U.S. Senate, said Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as new efforts progress on a bipartisan bill to expedite needed transmission infrastructure


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Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Use Limits on Bonnet Carre Spillway

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Daniel Tyson
March 30, 2023

Legal action was brought by communities that claimed business and environmental damage when the US Army Corps of Engineers opened the Louisiana spillway for 123 days in 2019.




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Environmental Regulation

Senate Passes Measure to Cancel Biden WOTUS Rule

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Tom Ichniowski
March 30, 2023

Opponents of the resolution probably will be unable to override a promised Biden veto.


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2023 1Q Cost Report: Construction Execs Are Wary, But Their Confidence Still Rises

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Jonathan Keller
March 29, 2023

With the economy so far navigating through recession risks, ENR’s Construction Industry Confidence Index shot up 11 points this quarter to a cautiously pessimistic 44 rating, with 68% of survey respondents seeing the current market as either stable or improving, up from 62.7% last quarter.


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