ASCE statement on House passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024
July 22, 2024
The following is a statement by Marsia Geldert-Murphey, P.E., President of the American Society of Civil Engineers WASHINGTON — The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) commends the House of Representatives for passing H.R. 8812, the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) for 2024. The House WRDA 2024 bill will help improve America’s ports and......
Georgia Infrastructure Earns a ‘C+’ on 2024 Report Card
July 09, 2024
On Monday, July 8th, the Georgia Section of ASCE released the 2024 Report Card for Georgia’s Infrastructure at the state capitol building in Atlanta. The report featured 14 categories, receiving an overall grade of ‘C+’. This is the same grade as the 2019 Report Card for Georgia’s Infrastructure. A ‘C+’ grade means Georgia’s infrastructure is......
ASCE: household, family savings from infrastructure investments
May 13, 2024
New ASCE economic study shows that American families and businesses save money if Congress, states, and the private sector continue recent investments....
What the first round of FY2024 appropriations bills mean for infrastructure
March 07, 2024
On March 3rd, top lawmakers unveiled the text of six fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations bills that President Joe Biden signed into law on March 8th. The agreed-upon appropriations package includes FY24 funding for Military Construction; Agriculture and Rural Development; Commerce, Justice, and Science; Energy and Water; Interior and Environment; and Transportation, Housing and Urban......
ASCE Report Highlights Best Practices for Equity in Infrastructure
February 01, 2024
ASCE report highlights equity in infrastructure best practices with case studies from Alaska, California, and Texas....
ASCE Seeks Reauthorization of Earthquake and Wind Research Programs
February 01, 2024
ASCE’s efforts to spur Congressional action to reauthorize two federal programs that are critical to the nation’s resilience has finally achieved some results. Both the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) and the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (NWIRP) are past due for reauthorization and Congress has been slow to act. Efforts by ASCE and......
Celebrating 2023 American Infrastructure Triumphs and Looking Ahead to a Big 2024!
December 27, 2023
As 2023 ends, the ASCE government relations team wants to thank our members for their hard work and advocacy for advancing the civil engineering profession and improving American infrastructure. This year, ASCE members helped shape policy at the local, state, and federal levels, sending more than 1,200 messages to 492 lawmakers at all levels of......
Imagine A Day Without Water: Our most valuable resource
October 19, 2023
Can you imagine a day without water? Think about how many times you turn on a faucet, flush a toilet, take a shower, or use water to keep your home or workplace clean. Life without water would change a lot of things we do every day to be a lot more complicated. Civil engineers work......
What would a possible government shutdown mean for the nation’s infrastructure?
September 29, 2023
Update: Both houses of Congress passed and President Biden signed a continuing resolution on September 30th, which will keep the federal government operating without interruption until November 17th. Despite bipartisan efforts from the U.S. Senate to avert a government shutdown, (at this time) U.S. House Republicans so far are unable to take up and pass a......
Best Practices to Recruit and Retain Infrastructure Workers
August 21, 2023
The American Society of Civil Engineers and the National Governors Association released a policy brief in August 2023 identifying effective approaches for recruiting and retaining infrastructure workers. The short- and long-term strategies were collected from a group of practitioners in the public and private sector....
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