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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011Interactive Map: New York State Sewers in Disrepair
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
Costly repair bills for state sewers To see the highest EPA-estimated repair costs in your area use the form to search. View full map (LoHud.com): NYS Sewers in Disrepair
View this complete post...A Strong EPA Protects Our Health and Promotes Economic Growth
Monday, October 10th, 2011US COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS
Since implementation of the Clean Air Act in the 1970s, followed by the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, Superfund, and other important environmental laws, America’s gross domestic product (GDP) has risen by 207 percent, and it remains the largest in the world. Complying with the nation’s public health and environmental protection laws has bolstered a $300 billion a year clean technology sector that employs an estimated 1.7 million people.
Water Works: Rebuilding Infrastructure, Creating Jobs, Greening the Environment
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
GREEN FOR ALL
This report estimates the economic and job creation impact of a major investment in water infrastructure in the United States. This number—$188.4 billion—is based on the level of investment necessary, as estimated by the Environmental Protection Agency, to manage stormwater and preserve water quality across the country. We find that an investment of $188.4 billion spread equally over the next five years would generate $265.6 billion in economic activity and create close to 1.9 million jobs.
The American Jobs Act
Monday, September 19th, 2011
THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT
The American people understand that the economic crisis and the deep recession weren’t created overnight and won’t be solved overnight. The economic security of the middle class has been under attack for decades. That’s why President Obama believes we need to do more than just recover from this economic crisis – we need to rebuild the economy the American way, based on balance, fairness, and the same set of rules for everyone from Wall Street to Main Street.
December 7th-8th: Infrastructure Investor: Americas 2011
Friday, September 16th, 2011
From PEI: Investors in infrastructure are looking for more sophisticated investments, many exploring a direct platform, co-investments or secondary positions. Entering into these large scale investments can be intimidating, particularly in the Americas where the opportunities are great but the deal flow is sluggish. In response to this, Infrastructure Investor: Americas returns to New York […]
View this complete post...Plano, Texas: Environmental Education Center Construction
Thursday, September 15th, 2011Plano’s Environmental Education Center is open but here’s a look back at its construction in early 2010. – cityofplanotexas on YouTube
View this complete post...Economic Expansion, Energy Independence and Environmental Efficiency: Renewables in the South
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
SOUTHERN LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE
As states emerge from the Great Recession the deepest broadest and sharpest economic downturn experienced in the United States since the Great Depression state policymakers confront an unenviable set of obstacles. Beyond the multiplicity of short-term challenges associated with balancing their states’ budgets as a result of the steep drop in revenues, policymakers also are struggling with a more structural weakness in our economy: the rapidly eroding manufacturing sector in the United States.
View this complete post...Ferry Division: Reconnecting the Outer Banks, North Carolina
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011When Hurricane Irene sliced through the Outer Banks; it did more than just destroy sections of N.C. 12, south of Nags Head. It severed a lifeline for the people that call North Carolina’s coast home. Now, the N.C. Department of Transportation has created a new lifeline — one that connects communities not by land, but […]
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