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Renewables surpass coal as America’s second most prevalent energy source

With technological advancements over the last decade driving innovation in the green energy...

Report: Majority of government leaders say bridging the digital divide should be a high priority

With more people than ever working remotely these days, broadband connectivity and smart city...

Key power backup solutions for the active storm season ahead

While Disney’s Frozen Princess Elsa could conjure up ice and snow, the hurricane sharing her...

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With more precipitation than ever, cities face an uphill battle in hardening infrastructure

Driven by the release of carbon into the atmosphere, the average surface temperature on planet Earth has increased by 1 degree Fahrenheit over the last century. At first glance, it’s a minute change; but against the backdrop of increasingly dangerous storms, severe droughts and torrential rainfall, that one degree of change is loaded with implications—especially […]

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The Kansas Transportation System moves to modernize its transportation infrastructure

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is beginning an innovative program to maintain and modernize the state’s transportation infrastructure over the next 10 years. The Eisenhower Legacy Transportation (IKE) Program is focused on flexible and responsive investments to meet the shifting needs of residents, address safety concerns and keep pace with the accelerating rate of […]

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Three ways city leaders can work locally to fuel the talent pipeline in cybersecurity

The demand for talent in the cybersecurity sector is growing at an exceptional rate after 2020 broke records in terms of data lost in breaches and the number of cyberattacks on companies and government agencies. According to Cybersecurity Ventures’ 2019/2020 Cybersecurity Jobs Report, the world is bracing for 3.5 million unfilled positions in the industry […]

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Fiber broadband: Success in the city

Measuring success requires at the very least, planning, but also an evaluation of five key points: schedule, quality, cost, stakeholder satisfaction and performance against the business case. So, when a fiber broadband project, with mayoral and community support, to deliver the best quality high-speed internet access is born, it is no exception to the criteria […]

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Advocacy organizations voice support for bipartisan infrastructure plan

Somewhere in America, a water main breaks every two minutes; nearly half the nation’s roadways are in mediocre condition; and of 40,000 miles of inventoried levees, the condition along at least 10,000 miles isn’t known. Deteriorating infrastructure throughout the nation prompted the American Society of Civil Engineers, the country’s oldest national engineering organization representing more […]

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Cities can make energy efficiency programs green and equitable

New resource for incorporating equity into energy benchmarking policies for buildings In recent years, cities have taken the lead in the fight against climate change. Many have passed benchmarking and transparency ordinances as a foundational step to measure—and reduce—the amount of energy buildings use. Now, with renewed federal action on climate, cities will have more […]

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Five municipalities selected for lead pipe replacement program

Five municipalities were selected by the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) to participate in a Lead-Free Water Challenge with the goal of helping them replace all of their lead pipes. The municipalities will receive technical assistance, connections to resources and funders, policy guidance and information sharing. EPIC has teamed up with Blue Conduit, WaterPIO, Center […]

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Harrison, Mich. offsets energy costs, reduces carbon footprint with solar project

With the rising cost of electricity and the looming threat of climate change, municipalities across the United States are turning to solar as an efficient way to offset costs and reduce carbon emissions. In Harrison, Mich., Tracey Connelly, the city’s manager and clerk, says the town is finalizing a 661-kilowatt solar project costing a little more […]

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Streets of the post-pandemic future: Retrofitting city streets for 21st century needs

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, streets have become an integral part of our public health infrastructure—they’re spaces to walk, exercise, play, perform, dine and more safely convene. Street amenities once considered “nice-to-haves” have become “must-haves” as we seek to make our cities more safe, resilient and responsive. Driven by this sense of urgency, […]

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EPB honored for free internet initiative

Tennessee-based energy provider EPB, along with its partners, has received this year’s Sue Kelly Community Service Award from the American Public Power Association (APPA) for an initiative that provides free internet to students studying at home. EPB serves the greater Chattanooga area delivering electricity to more than 170,000 homes and businesses across a 600-square-mile service […]

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Public Works & Utilities

Highlights

Renewables surpass coal as America’s second most prevalent energy source

Report: Majority of government leaders say bridging the digital divide should be a high priority

Key power backup solutions for the active storm season ahead

Article

With more precipitation than ever, cities face an uphill battle in hardening infrastructure

Commentary

The Kansas Transportation System moves to modernize its transportation infrastructure

Commentary

Three ways city leaders can work locally to fuel the talent pipeline in cybersecurity

Commentary

Fiber broadband: Success in the city

News

Advocacy organizations voice support for bipartisan infrastructure plan

Commentary

Cities can make energy efficiency programs green and equitable

News

Five municipalities selected for lead pipe replacement program

News

Harrison, Mich. offsets energy costs, reduces carbon footprint with solar project

Commentary

Streets of the post-pandemic future: Retrofitting city streets for 21st century needs

News

EPB honored for free internet initiative

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