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Building With Nature: How Green Infrastructure Is Shaping the Cities of Tomorrow

April 22, 2026By. ASCE Staff

Each Earth Day offers an opportunity to reflect on how infrastructure decisions shape the natural and built environments for generations. As weather patterns intensify, resulting in more heat, flooding, and water scarcity, civil engineers are increasingly embracing green infrastructure and nature‑based solutions to improve sustainability and resilience—the ability of infrastructure systems to withstand, adapt to,......

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Inside the White House’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Proposal

April 09, 2026By. ASCE Staff

Earlier this month, the White House released its proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2027, outlining the administration’s priorities for federal spending and setting the stage for what is likely to be another contentious appropriations process on Capitol Hill. While the president’s budget is not law and is rarely enacted as proposed congressional appropriations, it......

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West Virginia 2025 Infrastructure Report Card: ASCE Grades & Key Needs

December 17, 2025By. ASCE Staff

On Wednesday, December 17, the West Virginia Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released its 2025 Report Card for West Virginia’s Infrastructure at the state capitol building in Charleston, giving the state an overall grade of a ‘D+’, an improvement of the ‘D’ it received in their 2020 report card. Reliable, resilient......

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Louisiana’s Infrastructure: Making Progress, But Still a Long Road Ahead

November 12, 2025By. ASCE Staff

If you’ve ever watched the news after a major storm hits the Gulf Coast, you know that Louisiana’s infrastructure faces significant external threats. These threats challenge and wear down an aging network of transportation and water systems. ASCE’s Louisiana Section gave us the latest snapshot: Louisiana’s infrastructure earned a ‘C-’ on its 2025 Report Card.......

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Tags: flooding, hurricane, resilience, transportation, water infrastructure

Idaho’s Infrastructure Sees Modest Progress in 2025 ASCE Report Card

September 11, 2025By. ASCE Staff

Idaho’s infrastructure is improving, demonstrating that proactive state programs and contributions from the federal government and private sector can improve the systems all residents and businesses depend on. Today ASCE’s Idaho sections released its 2025 Report Card for Idaho’s Infrastructure, awarding the state an overall grade of ‘C’, up from a ‘C-’ in 2018. While......

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Colorado’s Infrastructure Maintains ‘C-‘ grade

July 23, 2025By. ASCE Staff

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has released its 2025 Report Card for Colorado’s Infrastructure, assigning the state an overall grade of ‘C-’, the same grade as the 2020 report card and one step lower than the national average of ‘C’. The report card includes 14 infrastructure categories and shows signs of progress and persistent challenges across......

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Ohio’s Infrastructure Gets a Boost: 2025 Report Card Shows Progress, But Challenges Remain

June 25, 2025By. Kevin Longley

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Ohio Council of Sections has released its 2025 Report Card for Ohio’s Infrastructure, and there’s a bit of good news: Ohio’s overall grade has improved to a ‘C’, up from a ‘C-’ in 2021. That puts the Buckeye State on par with the national average, according to ASCE’s recently......

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Texas Infrastructure Rates at “C” in 2025

February 20, 2025By. Kevin Longley

On February 18 at the Austin Capitol Building, ASCE members released the 2025 Report Card for Texas Infrastructure. The press conference featured updates to the state’s 2021 Report Card.   Texas Infrastructure Report Card Adds Four Categories and Updates Energy Analysis The new document adds four additional infrastructure categories (broadband, hazardous waste, ports, and rail) and......

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Trump signs executive orders to begin second term, creating uncertainty for IIJA spending

January 30, 2025By. Kevin Longley

Since assuming office last week, President Trump has signed several executive orders related to various policy topics, including energy, climate, and infrastructure. Among those actions is an executive order temporarily halting disbursement of remaining funds appropriated under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, as well as a related order to......

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Montana’s infrastructure grade declines to a ‘C-’

December 12, 2024By. ASCE Staff

Montana’s infrastructure is now ranked on par with the national infrastructure score, donning a ‘C-’ grade in the 2024 Report Card for Montana’s Infrastructure. ASCE’s Montana Section released its latest report today, which covers 14 categories of infrastructure and is a one-step decrease from the ‘C‘ the state received in its 2018 report. At a......

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