Vanderbilt University planning four new residential colleges
The university's residential college program began in 2008 with The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons for first-year students.
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With better data and AI, New York City plans to speed up transportation projects
The plan will transform how the city conducts transportation analysis, a process that currently adds substantial time and cost to development projects
Wisconsin awarding $273 million in loans for clean drinking water, lead pipe removal
The projects focus on replacing lead service lines and addressing contamination from toxic "forever chemicals."
Brooklyn Navy Yard seeks partnership for autonomous vehicle pilot program
The goal of the program is to enhance transportation options within the 300-acre campus.
New York investing $435 million in water infrastructure improvements
The funding has been modified to increase support for water projects in small, rural and disadvantaged communities.
Nation’s aging bridges receive $635 million to support revitalization
The funding targets small and medium-sized bridge projects in both rural and urban communities.
Nevada receives $375 million for conservation, park improvements
The funding will support critical infrastructure improvements while also advancing an initiative that looks to conserve nearly a third of U.S. land by the end of the decade.
Public and private efforts are cleaning up construction industry
The industry accounts for more than 15% of global emissions through concrete and steel manufacturing alone.
Land conservation projects receive $1.5 billion from USDA
The goal of the funding is to help farmers, ranchers and forest landowners implement conservation strategies.
US ports receiving $3 billion for zero-emissions equipment and infrastructure upgrades
Port operations can be a significant source of pollution, and these investments are meant to ensure that these crucial economic gateways do not make climate change worse.
