Illinois awards low-interest loans for drinking water, wastewater improvements
Program will help 17 local governments and water districts address aging and failing water infrastructure
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California to use AI to improve road safety, ease congestion
Agency will work with private companies and departments of Technology and General Services to use publicly available data to develop tools
Cities across U.S. installing permeable pavement for flood mitigation
As flooding becomes more of a problem, many cities are turning to permeable pavement, which contains small pores on its surface that enable water to pass through, reducing runoff
$41 million available for building robust stormwater and sewer systems
Grants intended to help communities address needs, with an emphasis on assisting small and financially distressed communities
EPA turns attention to landfills, an underestimated source of methane emissions
Study of over 200 landfills across the U.S. finds many had "large methane 'super-emitter' plumes
$26 million will fund energy efficiency and conservation projects
Grants will go to municipalities, states and Tribal nations for upgrading state-owned lighting fixtures, investing in electric vehicles
Four states have completed process to unlock BEAD high-speed internet funding
Most recently, West Virginia secured $1.2 billion in BEAD funding, making it the largest beneficiary of the program so far
$78 million will support energy development in ‘historically underserved’ communities
Money will flow across 12 states and 13 Tribal nations for battery storage, electric grid improvements, renewable power sources and energy efficiency upgrades
DOE turns to AI to help accelerate clean energy transition
Agency also researching potential benefits for electric grid stability, while studying the energy demand from AI data centers
NOAA funding projects to shore up coastal habitats
Funds will create 30 coastal restoration projects to help ecosystems thrive and that mitigate the effects of climate change
