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The World Bank report says making infrastructure strong, more able to respond to natural disasters and regular stressors saves $4 to every $1 spent.

But review will take six to 24 months to determine whether public-private financing is workable on the projects.

Hazen and Sawyer is working with AECOM to provide program management services for the full-scale $1-billion implementation of the Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow (SWIFT) for Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) in southeastern Virginia.

The outlook for new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidance aimed at streamlining permit approvals for natural gas pipelines and other energy infrastructure projects is murky, at best, and could lead to more frequent legal skirmishes, some observers say.

As state is set to award its first 1,100-MW offshore wind farm contract, activists want it to restrict approvals of new natural-gas and other fossil fuel projects.

Two projects to improve the quality, quantity and distribution of water in the Everglades National Park in Florida—the construction of a reservoir and the raising of a portion of the Tamiami Trail—moved forward in June.