Regulatory pressures lead to innovation Next to the Mississippi River delta in the Gulf of Mexico, no other river basin in North America struggles with excess nutrients more than the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The 64,000-square-mile estuary is the nation's largest, encompassing parts of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia as well as the District of Columbia.
Pace of new stimulus spending slows The government handed out stimulus money far more slowly this summer than it had in the first weeks after the massive economic recovery plan started, even though President Obama and other members of his administration had vowed to hasten that aid.
How to quantify long-term benefits Success in stimulus spending is measured primarily by more jobs and less fraud. But while easily quantifiable, these criteria don't help recipients show taxpayers the long-term benefits of their $787-billion investment.
EPA beats almost all other agencies Only the National Endowment for the Arts - which received a paltry $50 million - is ahead of the EPA in allocating its stimulus allotment.
Free energy grant reporting webinar The National Association of Counties is following up yesterday's webinar on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 reporting requirements with another specifically for recipients of the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG) - who must satisfy the requirements of both the legislation and the Energy Department.
Stimulus reporting deadline extended The Obama administration wants 70% of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to be invested by the end of 2010. At mid-year, it was less than 10% of the way there.
Stimulus reporting deadline extended The Obama administration wants 70% of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to be invested by the end of 2010. At mid-year, it was less than 10% of the way there.
41 states get $1.5 billion in grants State transportation agencies received $777 million today from the U.S. Department ofTransportation to help fund 22 state-sponsored projects including several that will improve freight connections.
Contractors expect more work in 2010 Analysis of Stimulus Data Shows Program Delivering More Construction Jobs than Initially Estimated, Helping Boost Transportation Spending, Contractors Group Notes
Private 'green' project gets $4 million The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources has selected West Virginia American Water as the recipient of $3.85 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act economic stimulus funding.
Sustainability and stimulus As the least-polluted sites were harvested, so to speak, and greenfield financing became easier to obtain, the average timeframe for redeveloping a brownfield stretched from three to five years.
Renewable renovation Transit agency tests nature's ability to power a train turnaround..
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