March 21, 2024

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently opened the application period for up to $44.5 million in Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program grants. Active transportation mobility options are defined as those powered primarily by human energy and provide positive health impacts. […]

March 21, 2024

The funding boost is influenced by the White House’s National Cyber Strategy released last year. Read More on FCW

March 20, 2024

Pennsylvania state transportation officials and an operator from rabbittransit, a Pennsylvania regional public transportation provider, recently spoke about how Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal to invest in transit agencies would benefit Pennsylvanians. The proposal would invest an additional $282.8 million […]

March 20, 2024

Just shy of 5 million tons of unsold grocery store food was landfilled or burned in 2022, according to national nonprofit ReFED. That translates to around $5,000 to $10,000 a week of lost value. As they become increasingly aware of […]

March 19, 2024

Some California lawmakers have proposed repealing a measure the legislature approved in 2022 that would protect low-income customers and beneficial electrification from electricity rates that are now the nation’s third highest. The income graduated fixed charge, or IGFC, was proposed […]

March 18, 2024

South Fork Wind, a joint Eversource and Ørsted project, began construction in early 2022 and installed its first monopile foundation in June. The project isn’t fully complete, as commissioning is still ongoing, but it is the first utility-scale offshore wind […]

March 14, 2024

Beaufort County, S.C. is encouraging its residents to compost and will look to educate the community on the benefits of doing so. This week, leaders from the Beaufort County Solid Waste and Recycling program handed out more than 120 compost […]

March 14, 2024

Walmart, the world’s leading omnichannel retailer, today announced a pilot project with unspun, a pioneering fashion tech company using the world’s first 3D weaving technology, a collaboration that, if successful, could help reduce the environmental impact of garment production, offer […]

March 14, 2024

A major Indiana utility said it’s preparing to switch its remaining coal-fired power plant to burn natural gas. AES Indiana on March 12 said the two coal-burning units at its Petersburg Generating Station, in Pike County in southwestern Indiana about […]

March 13, 2024

A coalition of electric utility, labor and other groups sent a letter to U.S. senators on March 5 asking them to support “compromise legislation” the groups say will help address a shortage of distribution system transformers while also improving the […]

March 12, 2024

The Virginijus ir Ko recycling plant in western Lithuania has been active in waste management and recycling for more than 20 years, processing around 35,000 tonnes of potential recyclables annually. The majority of the materials to be recycled are waste […]

March 8, 2024

Coral Springs, Fla. is ending is current trash and recycling contract and entering into a new agreement with Coast Waste & Recycling. This week, City Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the new agreement with Coast Waste & Recycling of Boca […]

March 7, 2024

Everybody wants to improve low-income households’ access to solar energy, Derek Chernow, western regional director for the CCSA, said. But he argues it’s hard to encourage low-income participation in projects that don’t exist, and that the current structure of community […]

March 7, 2024

Amazon is continuing to invest in companies, announcing its latest partnership with San Francisco start up, Glacier. Glacier, a female-led company, is working to create next-generation, AI-guided recycling robots. The company announced today that is has raised $7.7 million in […]

March 6, 2024

Uglies Kettle Chips announces it has reached a milestone of rescuing 25 million pounds of “ugly potatoes” that have gone into making the brand’s upcycled Uglies Kettle Chips, since its inception in 2017. The 25 millionth pound was rescued at […]

March 5, 2024

The Maina Board of Environmental Protection is holding a public hearing this week on a new program that would require manufacturers to pay for the cost of recycling their packaging. “Producers of products, they’ll pay a fee based on the […]

March 4, 2024

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Westmoreland County Transit Authority (WCTA) and Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce officials are encouraging the public to share feedback on the authority’s Transit Development Plan now through March 22. The plan is a strategic blueprint […]

March 1, 2024

“I think [the IRA] is going to be a little bit like Obamacare,” Whitehouse said. “To be a Republican you had to hate Obamacare, and you had to say that you wanted to repeal Obamacare, until a certain tipping point […]

March 1, 2024

Implementing the executive order will involve crafting new legal mechanisms for data transfers while assuaging ongoing privacy concerns. Read More on FCW

March 1, 2024

Power Knot Ocean, the market leader for onsite organic waste management solutions in the marine environment, announced today the successful deployment of 26 of its machines aboard Princess Cruises’ latest luxury cruise ship, the Sun Princess. The integration of Power […]