EPA awards $900 million for clean school buses nationwide
2023 Clean School Bus Program will distribute a total of $900 million to districts, which will use funds to purchase buses
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Southern California receives almost $100 million for water recycling
Multi-step purification process will clean wastewater currently set to go to the ocean and would produce 150 million gallons of drinkable water each day at full capacity
Ohio awards $152 million to transform riverfront communities
Projects will connect rivers to downtown spaces, redevelop downtown streetscapes and increase community riverfront walkability
$343 million will help make rail stations safer, more accessible
Grants will go to upgrades to aging systems to make public transportation more accessible, including 'retrofitting old rail stations with elevators, ramps, and more'
California receives $81 million for drought resilience
Funds come from Inflation Reduction Act, which includes $500 million specifically designated for conservation initiatives, ecosystem restoration and habitat preservation
EPA to spend $225 million to improve tribal safe water access
Tribes will be able to apply for projects that address concerns such as lead service lines and harmful contaminants in drinking water and wastewater
Department of Transportation looks to incorporate potential of artificial intelligence
Request for information seeks ways to incorporate AI to improve all transportation modes and to provide feedback on emerging challenges and opportunities of incorporating AI in the transportation sector
Utah approves over $1 billion in transportation projects
Projects will help address increased transportation needs caused by continued population growth in the area
University of Alabama plans $96 million computing, data center
Project is currently in the design phase; bidding expected to open in September 2024
Illinois water district to modernize, rehabilitate wastewater treatment plant
Funds will allow district to ensure its wastewater treatment plant and conveyance systems comply with environmental regulations
