New Mexico unveils 50-year water conservation plan
Plan prioritizes contingency planning, improving infrastructure, adapting to climate change and working with lawmakers and other stakeholders
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PA governor proposes budget with critical funding needed for public transit
Proposal would increase the state’s share of transit funding 1.75% – or $282.8 million – in 2024-2025
Report recommends millions in infrastructure investments to protect Utah from earthquakes
Recommendations include upgrading water infrastructure, evaluating school buildings for earthquake retrofits, public awareness campaigns and enforcing existing building codes
Vertiports: “The airports that you want in your backyard”
Small, secure facilities that allow electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to operate – are one of the latest developments in advanced air mobility
Washington D.C. sets $1.2 billion goal for SBE contracting in FY 2024
DC Green Book designed to nurture small businesses and provide accessible data about the city’s procurement process.
Legislation would reduce $12 billion federal software bill
Bill would avoid duplicative federal software by preventing federal agencies from hiring contractors to reproduce code that another agency has already purchased
Proposed plan would add 5 states, millions of acres to solar energy strategy
Updated plan necessary to make permitting faster, easier in priority areas and to improve the process by which right of way is secured for utility-scale projects
Houston-area city will use AI to improve safety, traffic flow at intersections
System fuses radar, video and vision AI technologies to identify and track vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles as they enter intersections
Rice University receives $12.5 million to develop decarbonization technology
Funds establish a five-year technology collaboration to find ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and develop lower carbon solutions
Water board seeks feedback on $1 billion Texas Water Fund
TWDB is seeking feedback on how to best allocate the fund’s $1 billion and will gather input through three surveys
