New Mexico occupational safety bureau advances heat safety rule

If passed, the state would be the sixth to implement its own heat-related guidance, after a federal standard appears to have lost steam.

US infrastructure gets a C, its highest grade ever, in ASCE report card

Infrastructure needs long-term, continuous investment to maintain and continue to improve, however, the civil engineering group said. 

Sacramento, California, expands community car sharing program

The program for income-qualified residents offers hourly rental of electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

FEMA disaster preparedness role could decrease following Trump executive order

The administration plans to publish a national resilience strategy with further details within 90 days, it said.

GM Energy joins PG&E bidirectional EV charging pilot in California

Certain electric vehicle owners are now eligible for discounts on charging equipment that can be used to power homes during blackouts.

JV completes $865M Florida bridge expansion project

The nearly 6-mile Howard Frankland Bridge crossing, which traverses Old Tampa Bay between Tampa and St. Petersburg, is the most expensive in the state’s history.

Jersey City launches battery swapping program for e-bikes, scooters

Residents can swap depleted e-mobility batteries for new ones at stations that also offer micromobility parking and charging. The city says the program is a U.S. first.

DOE withdraws, postpones multiple appliance energy efficiency rules

“We are returning freedom of choice to the American people,” Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said in a statement. Appliance efficiency advocates warn the agency is in “uncharted territory.”

A train station is at the heart of this NYC suburb’s downtown revitalization

New Rochelle, New York, has attracted $2 billion in development and seen its population grow over 7% in five years. Now, a project to remake its iconic train station aims to bring further benefits.

Building performance standards set to proliferate, evolve in 2025

State and local governments continue to develop building standards that draw on existing frameworks and implement new metrics for measuring performance. 

Clear targets $300M for affordable housing

The Chicago firm wants to acquire distressed workforce housing in secondary and tertiary markets around the country.

Chicago-area transit agencies face fiscal and federal threats

The Northern Illinois transportation authority that oversees bus, train and commuter rail services warned of a $770 million funding gap.

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$1.1B southwest Florida airport expansion breaks ground

Suffolk’s Terminal E project in Fort Myers, Florida, is the largest municipal construction effort in county history.

Nearly 3,000 city leaders gathered in Washington last week. Here’s what they had to say.

Mayors, council members and nonprofit leaders heard from Vice President JD Vance, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and others at the National League of Cities meeting.

Maryland officials failed to test Key Bridge vulnerability

The National Transportation Safety Board said the span was nearly 30 times above the acceptable risk threshold and urged owners to evaluate 68 older bridges across the country.

$10.7M court upgrade to be one of the last projects to use NYC’s old contracting method

The city’s new method of contracting will help projects like the judicial center renovation get done sooner, city officials say.

Can USDOT kill California high-speed rail?

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told the Federal Railroad Administration to review the Los Angeles-to-San Francisco project with an eye toward clawing back $4 billion in federal funds.

3 concerns about California’s neighborhood decarbonization pilot program

Decarbonization is essential to achieve carbon neutrality, but tenants and low-income homeowners might pay a steep price due to factors they can’t control.

Fort Worth, Texas, sues 3M, Dupont, DOD over PFAS contamination

The city said the chemical manufacturers sold and distributed PFAS-containing firefighting foam to the U.S. Navy and Air Force.

Maryland’s Montgomery County sets energy use standards for multifamily, commercial buildings

The regulations, which apply to buildings 25,000 square feet or larger, are a part of the county’s efforts to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2035.

EPA to review ‘waters of the U.S.’ rule

The rule defines which wetlands or bodies of water fall under the Clean Water Act. The three previous presidential administrations have adjusted its scope.

City leaders name housing, public safety and infrastructure as top issues

The National League of Cities Congressional City Conference brought together 3,000 city leaders to discuss these issues, with appearances from EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Vice President JD Vance.

New York state offers $5M for existing building energy innovations

Providers that have already received federal, state, local or other incentive funds can receive up to $1 million to accelerate development of their energy efficiency solutions, the state energy research authority says.

Madison, Wisconsin, benchmarking program to phase in smaller buildings

Continuous benchmarking and system tune-ups can help owners and operators reduce annual energy use and provide cities with necessary information for setting performance targets, experts say.

Up to $51B in transportation grant awards at risk, advocacy group says

Transportation for America analyzed a leaked Department of Transportation policy memo that targets road safety, bicycle and electric vehicle infrastructure projects.