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White House Summit on Resilience

May 12, 2016 | By: Infrastructure Report Card

An important aspect of rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure is resiliency. While Congress has been hit or miss on infrastructure issues this Congress, yes on Surface Transportation, not so much on resilience and building sciences, the White House has recently begun to place more emphasis on...

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Tags: congress, resilience, White House

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The High Cost of Underinvesting in Infrastructure: $9 a day

May 10, 2016 | By: Becky Moylan

Today’s release of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Failure to Act: Closing the Investment Gap for America’s Economic Future reveals that inadequate infrastructure is costing every American family $3,400 a year in disposable income. The economic study, an update to the initial series ASCE...

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Tags: Airports, Drinking Water, economics, economy, electricity, inland waterways, ports, surface transportation, wastewater

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Closing America’s Infrastructure Gap

May 9, 2016 | By: America's Infrastructure Report Card

Infrastructure is the backbone of our economy and when it’s not maintained all Americans feel the effects, but what does that look like in dollars for my family, my business and the overall economy? The American Society of Civil Engineers’ new economic study, Failure to...

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Tags: Airports, businesses, economy, electricity, income, jobs, ports, transportation, wastewater, water

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Water Resources Bill Passes Senate Committee

May 5, 2016 | By: Whitford Remer

On April 28 the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) advanced a new Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) by a vote of 19-1. The $9 billion bill authorizes new projects and studies at the Army Corps of Engineers, adds a dam rehabilitation component...

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Tags: dams, Drinking Water, Water Resources, WRDA

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FAA Reauthorization Waiting on the House

May 4, 2016 | By: Laura Hale

There are just 73 days remaining until the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) authorization expires. Reauthorizing legislation has been in the works for months, but has a long way to go before it lands on the President’s desk. The FAA’s current authorization was set to expire...

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Tags: aviation, congress, FAA, FAA Reauthorization

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Infrastructure in the News: Dams, Potholes…

April 29, 2016 | By: Olivia Wolfertz

A new dam rehabilitation bill introduced in the Senate and continued attention to our nation’s water and surface infrastructure needs marked this week’s infrastructure headlines. The High Hazard Potential Small Dam Safety Act, a Senate bill sponsored by bipartisan lawmakers, would provide the first non-emergency...

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Tags: dams, Infrastructure Week, Potholes