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• Coastal water quality remains stable

  As the U.S. EPA updates 25-year-old recreational water safety standards, the Natural Resources Defense Council's (NRDC) recent water quality analysis reveals that 2011 beach closings and advisories fell 3% from 2010, even though 2% more sites were monitor

• Are public-private partnerships the answer for stormwater?

  Waste Management Inc. (WM) and AbTech Industries Inc. launched a model for assessing, designing, building, operating, maintaining, and — potentially — financing stormwater infrastructure.

• Subaru introduces 5-year warranty for industrial engines

  Details of an 'industry-first' offer.

• Water quality a Top 5 factor for U.S. home buyers

  Survey asks Americans what constitutes an 'ideal community.'

• National League of Cities requests more federal road funding

  Advocacy group encourages Congress to pass a long-term transportation bill.

• EPA's upward revision of U.S. recycling rate deceptive

  Reverting to former formulas shows a significant drop in e-waste recycling.

• Congressional transportation bill passes

  The long-disputed federal transportation bill has finally been passed by both houses of Congress, after compromise from both sides of the aisle. Republicans dropped provisions that would have sped up approval of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline and one that would have loosened restrictions on...

• Free short-span bridge design tool

  Customized solutions for structures up to 140 feet.

• U.S. families spend more on transportation than food

  According to the U.S. Treasury: $76,00 a year.

• Carbon emissions to increase 50% by 2050

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development predictions.