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DOT awards $1.2 billion to state transportation agencies for green construction materials

The program looks to incentivize the use of sustainable, domestic construction materials and products that have lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions.

November 19, 2024

DOE invests $518 million to advance, build carbon sequestration hubs

The funds will support projects designed to combat climate change by developing large-scale carbon storage projects.

November 12, 2024

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.

November 5, 2024

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.

November 4, 2024

Researchers at UVA developing more sustainable 3D-printed concrete

Current 3D printable materials rely heavily on traditional concrete materials like Portland cement, the production of which emits massive amounts of greenhouse gases.

November 4, 2024

Pennsylvania receives $244 million in grants to reclaim abandoned mine lands

This funding will help to reduce pollution, create local jobs for displaced workers and revitalize air and water quality in communities once powered by the coal industry.

November 1, 2024

EPA awarding $125 million to replace diesel engines with cleaner alternatives

Pollutants from diesel engines are linked to a range of serious health problems including asthma, lung and heart disease, other respiratory ailments and premature death

October 31, 2024

Colorado to distribute $329 million to advance decarbonization efforts in buildings, landfills, mines

The project will electrify and weatherproof more than 60,000 buildings, improving access to healthy, climate-friendly homes for low-income, disadvantaged communities.

October 21, 2024

DOE offering $43 million in funding for industrial decarbonization projects

These funds will support the Department of Energy's commitment to industrial decarbonization and maintain America’s manufacturing competitiveness in global markets.

October 16, 2024

Ohio allocating nearly $50 million for brownfield remediation, building demolition projects

The funding will support projects designed to create new economic opportunities in areas where either contamination or vacant, dilapidated structures are standing in the way.

October 10, 2024

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