The Clean Water Act Turns 40!Oct 18 2012 The Clean Water Act is 40 years old this week, and we are all so much better for it because it. As we near the end of 2012, we can look back and say we’ve made remarkable progress on cleaning up the nation’s waters. Forty years ago, people were afraid to swim or fish in our… New Report Shows Mississippi’s Infrastructure Needs a Different ApproachJul 30 2012 Last week, the Mississippi Section Report Card for the state’s infrastructure was featured in a front-page article in the Jackson Courier-Journal and Acey Roberts, P.E., M.ASCE, chair of the Report Card Committee, was interviewed on the Marshall Ramsey show, heard in Jackson on WFMN-FM. Roberts talked about Report Card which gave grades of D for… House Guts EPA Spending on Infrastructure to Curtail RegulationsJun 22 2012 A House subcommittee has approved a spending bill for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for fiscal year 2013 that seeks to drastically cut back on new federal environmental rules through the simple expedient of imposing major budget cuts on the agency. In years past House Republicans used prohibitory language in appropriations acts to bar the… ASCE 2010 Focus on SustainabilityOct 24 2010 While the morning keynotes served to get everyone pumped-up about sustainable design, one of the afternoon sessions was devoted to practical examples of sustainable projects. Rutherford Platt spoke about the challenges of providing drinking water to mega-cities New York and Boston. Rosemarie Andolino described how the City of Chicago instituted a sustainable approach to airport… 3 Ways You Can Help Fight UnemploymentNov 06 2009 The news this morning wasn’t good: unemployment in October climbed to a twenty-five year high of 10.2 percent and is expected to grow. More troubling for those of us in the infrastructure field, last month the economy also lost about 62,000 construction jobs. While the Obama administration estimates on recovery.gov that as of October 30,… Another Pipe Breaks. How Many More Before we Fix This?Aug 07 2009 A water main installed in the 1870s- yes the horse and buggy 1870s- ruptured this morning in New York City, causing major flooding and transportation disruptions. The NY Times City Blog paints a pretty grim picture: A 12-inch cast-iron water main installed in 1870 broke in Lower Manhattan early Friday morning, flooding about a… Rep. Blumenauer and ASCE Announce Clean Water BillJul 15 2009 As we reported yesterday, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced the Water Protection and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 3202) and ASCE was on hand to endorse the legislation and provide commentary on the condition of the nation’s water infrastructure. H.R. 3202 would set up a fund to provide $10 billion annually for the nation’s drinking and wastewater… Report Card on the Road: Kansas CityMay 19 2009 I’m blogging today from the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress sponsored by the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of ASCE in Kansas City, Missouri. Over 800 engineers from around the world have gathered to share the latest advances in their field and to network with peers. As part of the program, ASCE is… |
