WaterWorld Magazine - Thu November 19, 2020
EPA Loans $265M for Water Infrastructure to Georgia County
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler and EPA Southeast Regional Administrator Mary Walker have announced a $265 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to DeKalb County, Ga., for upgrades to its aging wastewater collection and treatment system....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu August 27, 2020
Keeping Up-to-Date on Heavy-Duty Clean Air Regs
Got heavy-duty trucks? Federal and state environmental agencies have your assets on their radars. Critical policy programs such as the Cleaner Trucks Initiative, and California's Heavy-Duty Low NOx Omnibus rule and the Advanced Clean Trucks Initiative are affecting the trucking side of the heavy construction industry despite the COVID-19 pandemic....
Volvo - Tue May 05, 2020
Volvo Gets $2M to Test Electric Equipment
Volvo Construction Equipment was awarded a $2 million grant for a commercial pilot of the company's electric, zero emission excavator and electric wheel loader in California. The grant, administered by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD), is funded by the U.S....
AGC - Wed September 25, 2019
AGC Calls on EPA to Delay Cutting Highway Funds to California
The Associated General Contractors of America called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to delay cutting highway funds to California as state officials work to update and finalize its air quality plans....
ARTBA - Mon September 16, 2019
Repeal of 2015 Wetlands Proposal Will Help Restore Transportation Project Certainty, ARTBA Says
The Trump administration's repeal of a 2015 proposed rule will help restore clarity to federal wetlands regulations and reduce delays to important transportation projects, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) said....
ARTBA - Thu August 22, 2019
A U.S. Federal Court Strikes Down Wetlands Proposal for the Second Time in Three Months
A federal district judge has ruled an Obama administration-era wetlands regulation fails to comply with the law, handing the 2015 directive its second defeat since May. The decision is a win for the nation's transportation construction industry, which is fighting the regulation because it could subject roadside ditches to federal regulations, causing delays and driving up project costs....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 24, 2019
California Cleans Up, Removes Debris After Wildfires
The devastating fires in northern California have long been doused, but clean-up efforts will likely be ongoing for another year. As many as 19,000 structures on 14,000 properties were destroyed. Of those property owners, 11,000 have signed up with the California Debris Removal Program, which charges no out of pocket costs....
U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs - Wed April 24, 2019
EPA to Award $220M for Mine Cleanup on Navajo Nation
U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to award multiple contracts worth an estimated $220 million over a five-year period to address the legacy of uranium contamination from abandoned mines in the Navajo Nation area....
The City of San Diego - Wed February 13, 2019
EPA Awards $614M Loan to Bolster San Diego Water Project
San Diego Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer joined the acting administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to officially accept a $614 million federal loan to help finance the first phase of Pure Water San Diego — an innovative water recycling program that will provide one-third of the city's drinking supply by 2035....
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Fri December 28, 2018
EPA Awards Arizona $30.8M for Drinking Water, Wastewater Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded more than $30.8 million to Arizona for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure improvements. "These funds will be used for numerous local projects that will boost the economy while improving water systems," said Mike Stoker, EPA Pacific Southwest regional administrator....
