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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.

The Town of Framingham Assessing Department is pleased to announce that they are now using Patriot Properties’ AssessPro software system. Real Estate value information can be found on the link on the Assessing homepage under the SEARCH section, then Real Estate Database. The new software will provide more information to the public about property characteristics, classifications, and values.

A national network of utility interest groups and fossil-fuel industry-funded think tanks is providing funding, model legislation, and political cover for anti-solar campaigns across the country, and would-be solar power owners in California could soon pay the price, said a new report by Environment California Research & Policy Center.

The City of Mobile and Mobile Arc officially opened four, new homes that will serve adults with development and intellectual disabilities. The City partnered with Mobile Arc to develop a 4-unit apartment complex located at 900 McCay Avenue using plans and specifications approved by the City.

Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks today at a press event following a tour of the Robert B. Pitts Apartments, the site of a HUD Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) rehabilitation project with Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Julián Castro and San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee. Below are the Leader’s remarks

Congressman John K. Delaney (MD-6) wrote to House Transportation & Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster Thursday, urging him to increase baseline funding levels in the next highway bill. The Transportation & Infrastructure Committee is expected to markup a new highway bill next week. In his letter, Delaney wrote, “Instead of continuing our glide path to a third-world infrastructure, our next highway bill should reverse course and start our infrastructure comeback. A meaningful increase in our infrastructure investment will create millions of jobs and help our businesses stay competitive in the global economy.”

Officials from Consumers Energy will be welcoming professionals and students in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math this week to Detroit, as the company sponsors the annual Women of Color STEM Conference

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Fort Lincoln Retail, LLC have reached a settlement over alleged violations of Clean Water Act regulations designed to protect America’s waterways from polluted stormwater runoff.

A 44-year-old man and his wife were charged today with child abuse after Burbank police discovered a live hand grenade and illegal drugs in their home, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy joined private and public sector leaders for a second annual White House roundtable discussion about the progress made and new steps taken to curb emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potent greenhouse gases used in refrigeration and air conditioning. Administrator McCarthy announced several new actions the agency will take to help support a smooth transition to climate-friendly alternatives to HFCs.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Fort Lincoln Retail, LLC have reached a settlement over alleged violations of Clean Water Act regulations designed to protect America’s waterways from polluted stormwater runoff.

The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $2 million National Dislocated Worker Grant to Kentucky's Education and Workforce Development Cabinet for reemployment and training services to workers displaced by coal industry layoffs. The grant is part of the Partnership for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization initiative announced in March by President Obama

President Obama believes that no challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change, and his Administration is committed to taking responsible steps to ensure that we leave our children a planet that is not polluted or damaged. Today, the White House announced a suite of new private-sector commitments and executive actions that will reduce the use and emissions of the potent greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).