Biden administration announced Oct. 8 $2.6 billion more for that
effort, distributed through drinking water state revolving funds and
added to $15 billion funded through the federal infrastructure law.
Financial, legal and political bumps did not dent the global environmental services market for ENR’s Top 200 Environmental Firms, based on results reported in this year’s ranking.
Even before projects reach the shovel-ready phase, a “business as usual” mindset can stunt sustainability goals, says John Delaney, sustainability director at Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners.
But justices declined to block business group and red state suits against tougher curbs on mercury pollutants from coal-fired power plants and methane emissions from oil and natural gas facilities.
Climate-focused groups warn that a second Donald Trump presidential term could set back by decades national targets to significantly cut carbon emissions.
Infrastructure agency chiefs need new ways to keep coastal and urban structures, critical bridge crossings and even public sector diversity programs hardened against growing climate change and human-caused risks, they told an ENR conference in Manhattan on Sept. 16.