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The Vermont Clean Water Act has passed. The draft Lake Champlain cleanup plan has been released. The "all-in" message from the past two years remains and now resonates, with each sector beginning to roll up its sleeves to address phosphorus pollution that runs off our roads, farms, forests and developed lands, to achieve clean water results

Central City, one of New Orleans' oldest neighborhoods, is the newest beneficiary of a $70,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and member institution Whitney Bank.

On September 16, 2015, the Wyoming Community Development Authority (WCDA) Board of Directors approved the allocation of $2,503,655 in HOME Investment Partnership Program funding and $1,262,218 (annual allocation for 10 years) in Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) to affordable housing developments across Wyoming. The tax credits and HOME funds, which are allocated by the WCDA through a competitive application process, will finance the development of a total of 104 rental units in three multifamily projects

The New York City Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), The New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC), the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) joined Rella Fogliano, President of MacQuesten Development, the Union Grove Community Economic Development Corporation (UGCEDC), and development partners along with Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., New York City Councilwoman Maria Del Carmen Arroyo, New York State Senator Ruben Diaz, and representatives from Bronx Community Board 3,  today to celebrate the Grand Opening of Mother Arnetta Crawford Apartments, a newly constructed apartment complex that is aiding in the  transformation of the Crotona Park East neighborhood of the Bronx

The Arlington County Board today approved a plan to redevelop an Exxon service station and a parking lot on Glebe Road in Ballston with a LEED Silver-certified six-story residential building. The new building will have ground-floor retail and seven committed affordable housing units.

The Arlington County Board today approved naming the mini-park located in the planned Carver Homes townhome development as George Washington Carver Park, as recommended by the Park and Recreation Commission and the Arlington View neighborhood.

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow today issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's establishment of the Flint Safe Drinking Water Task Force. "I met today with several community leaders and Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the courageous physician who conducted the study showing how Flint's current water system has been harming children through lead exposure.

Montgomery County was one of six recipients of the new national municipal stormwater and green infrastructure awards at the 88th Annual Water Environment Federation (WEF) Technical Exhibition and Conference held September 28 in Chicago. Montgomery County received a gold certificate in the Phase I program management category for its multifaceted and effective Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) program and was recognized as a national leader in stormwater management.

Announced today before an enthusiastic crowd at the Orange County Great Park, Irvine, CA, Stevens Institute of Technology of Hoboken, NJ, took first place in both highly competitive Architecture and Communications Contests at the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015. Stevens’ SURE HOUSE is a sustainable and resilient house for shore residents vulnerable to extreme weather conditions that could cause flooding and blackouts. For the Architecture Contest, collegiate students from around the world were judged on the design and construction of attractive, high-performance houses that integrate renewable energy systems and energy-efficient technologies.

Assistant Secretary of Energy Dr. David Danielson commended the winners of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015 today at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California. Stevens Institute of Technology won top honors overall by designing, building, and operating the most cost-effective, energy-efficient and attractive solar powered house. University at Buffalo, The State University of New York took second place followed by California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in third place

The General Services Administration (GSA) today issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the follow-on to Networx, a $50 billion 15-year telecommunications infrastructure contract, Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS)

The United States resolved for $4 million a False Claims Act action against the estate and trusts of the late Layton P. Stuart, former owner and president of One Financial Corporation, and its subsidiary, One Bank & Trust N.A., both based in Little Rock, Arkansas. One Bank, another victim of Stuart’s frauds that is now under new management, will receive an additional $6.9 million.

The Circuit of the Americas Observation Tower and Austin360 Amphitheater in Austin, Texas, has earned national recognition in the 2015 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). In honor of this achievement, members of the project team will be presented with awards from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) during a ceremony at the structure on Friday, October 23 at 10 a.m.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a nationwide rule(link is external) that will require construction site operators to submit certain National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater permit documentation to their permitting authorities using an electronic reporting tool, instead of filing paper. The new rule requires states to share these data with EPA, along with government-administered inspection and enforcement results.

“We appreciate the time and attention the Bureau has applied in considering industry comments to prepare the final HMDA rule. We are pleased that the Bureau has extended the compliance date and excluded the collection of data on most commercial transactions, as ABA advocated

Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) released the following statement today regarding the Social Security Administration’s anticipated announcement this week that there will be no increase in the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients in 2016

Seattle’s Landmarks Preservation Board will consider nomination of the building at 701 - 9th Avenue N on Wednesday, November 4 at 3:30 p.m. in the Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Avenue, 40th Floor (Room 4060)

At a “topping off” ceremony to set the highest beam for Robin Hall, Senator John Hoeven today emphasized the importance of the University of North Dakota’s new Aerospace and UAS Research, Training and Education Building. The senator said the new facility represents a commitment to the future and will strengthen North Dakota’s position as a national hub for research, development, testing, operation and commercialization in unmanned aerial technologies. The building is scheduled to be completed in May 2016.

Governor Cuomo announced the groundbreaking of a $7 million visitor center at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center in Albany County that will serve as an active learning site for natural resource and environmental topics as well as a model of green building techniques

The Christie Administration today announced that the 28th Housing Recovery Information Session will be held Tuesday, October 20th, 2015, in Toms River, Ocean County, to provide personal assistance for Sandy-impacted homeowners participating in the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation (RREM) Program and LMI Homeowners Rebuilding Program.