Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/2019-past-president-robin-a-kemper-gives-keynote-to-mississippi-river-mayors/">2019 Past President Robin A. Kemper Gives Keynote Address to Mississippi River Mayors2019 Past President Robin A. Kemper Gives Keynote Address to Mississippi River Mayors
March 04, 2020
This week, 2019 ASCE President Robin A. Kemper, P.E., LEED AP, F.SEI, F.ASCE gave keynote remarks regarding resilience at the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative’s (MRCTI) 2020 Capitol Hill Meeting. “Since 2012, the MRCTI has been promoting economic and environmental security and stability along the Mississippi River. The MRCTI builds the capacity of member......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/asce-testifies-in-support-of-infrastructure-investment/">ASCE Testifies in Support of Infrastructure InvestmentASCE Testifies in Support of Infrastructure Investment
February 28, 2020
On February 27, Lynn Frazier, P.E., A.M.ASCE, testified on behalf of ASCE before the House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure about the state of the nation’s infrastructure. The hearing comes as Democrats in the House of Representatives work to put together an infrastructure package based off of their $760 billion infrastructure framework that......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/urban-parks-infrastructure-gets-congressional-spotlight/">Urban Parks Infrastructure Gets Congressional SpotlightUrban Parks Infrastructure Gets Congressional Spotlight
February 28, 2020
This week, the House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on H.R. 4512, the Outdoors for All Act, sponsored by Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) and Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) and endorsed by ASCE. This bipartisan bill guarantees a source of funding up to $25 million to expand outdoor recreation opportunities in urban communities and......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/senate-panel-begins-work-on-transit-reauthorization-bill/">Senate Panel Begins Work on Transit Reauthorization BillSenate Panel Begins Work on Transit Reauthorization Bill
February 26, 2020
In historic fashion this week, the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee heard the perspectives of national stakeholders on transit investment needs for the upcoming reauthorization of federal surface transportation programs. This was the first public hearing, other than nominations, that the Committee has held on transit infrastructure in several reauthorization cycles, and......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/three-new-energy-reports-released/">Three New Energy Reports ReleasedThree New Energy Reports Released
February 24, 2020
A suite of new energy innovation and sustainable energy development reports have recently been released. The Sustainable Energy in America Factbook, published in partnership by BloombergNEF and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy, provides updates on industry information and trends for the U.S. energy economy. It reports that while overall greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.7%......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/biden-buttigieg-klobuchar-and-steyer-discuss-plans-for-americas-infrastructure-future-at-candidate-forum-co-hosted-by-asce/">Biden, Buttigieg, Klobuchar and Steyer Tout Infrastructure Plans at ASCE Co-Hosted ForumBiden, Buttigieg, Klobuchar and Steyer Tout Infrastructure Plans at ASCE Co-Hosted Forum
February 18, 2020
Until now, for presidential candidates, infrastructure has been a quick soundbite in debates, a sentence in economic development plans, or a proposal overshadowed by other issues Americans care about from healthcare to education. However, as the Nevada and South Carolina caucuses inch near, candidates took time out of their nonstop schedules to stress the urgent......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/vp-joe-biden-mayor-pete-buttigieg-sen-amy-klobuchar-and-tom-steyer-to-participate-in-moving-america-forward-infrastructure-forum-this-sunday-in-las-vegas-co-hosted-by-asce/">VP Joe Biden, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer to Participate in “Moving America Forward” Infrastructure Forum This Sunday in Las Vegas; Co-Hosted by ASCEFebruary 14, 2020
Candidate Forum at UNLV on Feb. 16, 2020, 2 PM PT, will be moderated by The Wall Street Journal’s Jerry Seib and Jeanne Cummings, broadcast and livestreamed by C-SPAN LAS VEGAS, Nev. Today, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and other hosts of Moving America Forward: A Presidential Candidate Forum on Infrastructure, Jobs, and......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/former-vice-president-joe-biden-will-participate-in-moving-america-forward-forum-this-sunday-in-las-vegas-co-hosted-by-asce/">Former Vice President Joe Biden Will Participate in “Moving America Forward” Forum This Sunday in Las Vegas; Co-Hosted by ASCEFebruary 11, 2020
Senator Klobuchar & Mayor Buttigieg already confirmed; Candidate Forum at UNLV on Feb. 16, 2020, 2 PM PT, to be moderated by The Wall Street Journal’s Jerry Seib and Jeanne Cummings, broadcasted and livestreamed by C-SPAN Today, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and other hosts of Moving America Forward: A Presidential Candidate Forum......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/president-trump-proposes-fy-2021-budget-with-1-trillion-for-infrastructure/">President Trump Proposes FY2021 Budget With $1 Trillion for InfrastructurePresident Trump Proposes FY2021 Budget With $1 Trillion for Infrastructure
February 10, 2020
On the heels of his 2020 State of the Union Address, President Trump released his election-year $4.8 trillion Fiscal Year(FY) 2021 budget request. While the President’s request is nonbinding, it does provide insight on the Administration’s priorities and how it would like Congress to allocate funds. Like previous budgets unveiled by President Trump, the FY21......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/asce-submits-public-comments-to-epas-proposed-lead-and-copper-rule/">ASCE Submits Public Comments to EPA’s Proposed Lead and Copper RuleASCE Submits Public Comments to EPA’s Proposed Lead and Copper Rule
February 10, 2020
This week, ASCE submitted public comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Lead and Copper Rule; this is the first major update to the Lead and Copper Rule since 1991. It is widely recognized that any level of exposure to lead can have detrimental health impacts, and low income populations are more likely to......
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