Grants go to 80 road, bridge, transit and other projects to improve their ability to withstand floods, rising seas and other harmful effects of climate change in 37 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands.
Most of President Joe Biden’s March 7 speech to a joint session of Congress centered on domestic issues, but he also announced one construction-related overseas action.
Biden said the measure, if enacted, would cancel existing domestic manufacturing standards for Federal Highway Administration-funded chargers and also harm U.S. manufacturing and jobs.