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Waste Management National Services faces a $14,000 penalty from the Washington Department of Ecology for allowing contaminated soil to spill to the ground from large shipping sacks at a facility along the Duwamish Waterway

Road repairs are underway on Rockville Pike (Rt. 355) at Cedar Lane in Bethesda following Tuesday’s 16-inch water main break. Paving crews will work through tonight’s rush hour, keeping at least one lane open both north and southbound. All lanes are expected to be open prior to the Thursday morning rush hour

HUD Partnership to Transform City’s Public Housing for 8,000 Low-Income San Franciscans & Provide National Model to Preserve & Rebuild Public Housing in U.S. Cities & Protect Nation’s Most Vulnerable. Mayor Edwin M. Lee joined by U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Board of Supervisors President London Breed

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it is charging the owner and managers of Bramante's Apartments, a 120-unit complex in New Brighton, Minnesota, with violating the Fair Housing Act by refusing to allow a resident with disabilities to have a dedicated accessible parking spot.

The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) today joined local and state officials along with representatives of the City of Long Branch Housing Authority, Maestro Community Development Corporation, Conifer Realty, LLC, and The Metro Company, LLC to celebrate the grand opening of Phase II of the Gregory Senior Residences and Maestro Annex, an affordable senior housing development in Long Branch, Monmouth County. A total of 52 residences are move-in ready for independent seniors age 62 and older

Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, announced today that theU.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a grant in the amount of $400 thousand to the Pacific Youth and Community Development program; as part of the Community Food Projects (CFP) program to support the development of solutions to food insecurity and access to local and independent food systems for low-income communities

The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance and real estate settlement services industries, launched a new Homebuyer Outreach Program today, designed to increase consumer understanding of the benefits of title insurance.

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.-05) will host a joint roundtable discussion with a wide range of experts who were on the ground during recent wildland fires. Across Eastern Washington, communities were hit by the worst fire season on record. Members of Congress will hear from elected leaders from cities and counties affected by these fires—from Asotin County to Ferry County—as well as business and community leaders involved in firefighting efforts

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it is charging the owner and managers of an apartment complex in Cross Plains, Wisconsin with violating the Fair Housing Act for failing to take action to stop several tenants from harassing a neighbor, who has cerebral palsy, and her daughter with Down’s syndrome. Read HUD’s charge.

In the nearly three years since Hurricane Sandy devastated coastal communities in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Rockefeller Foundation and a multi-discipline team of regional planning partners organized a nearly $1 billion competition to foster coordination and resilience at the local level and across the country. Today, the General Services Administration (GSA) awarded HUD's Rebuild by Design Competition the first-ever "Most Groundbreaking Federal Challenge or Prize Competition.

Birmingham's Twist Technology continues to be on the forefront of Multi-Family AV/IT Solutions. Twist has expanded its reach from the luxury real-estate hotspots of Miami and Boston to now include New York.

Scott Morishige, Governor David Ige’s coordinator on homelessness, announced today that a total of 48 people who had been living in Kaka‘ako (including eight families, three couples and five singles) have moved into shelter in the past week. Individuals and families were primarily placed at the Institute for Human Services, Next Step Shelter and the Lighthouse Emergency Shelter.

Democratic Members of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, led byCongresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), and the House Homeland Security Committee, led byCongressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02), sent a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee voicing opposition to language in the Senate-approved highway bill (H.R. 22) that would divert customs revenue away from border security needs to fund future highway projects.

Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) was named global certification provider by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for its EDGE green building certification system. This partnership will help jumpstart mass market transformation to green buildings in nearly 100 developing countries across the world, in a fast, simple and affordable way

Governor Cuomo announced the approval of two North Country energy projects that will help improve the reliability of electricity transmission in the region and throughout the state. The actions call for the replacement of an aging cable between New York and Vermont that travels under Lake Champlain, and funding to license and design the rebuild of the 85-mile Moses-Adirondack transmission lines, which are more than 70 years old.

Consumer expectations in the September 2015 Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE) show relatively stable median consumer inflation expectations at both the short and long term horizon. Inflation expectations, as well as median one-year ahead expected growth in the costs of several commodities (food, housing, medical, college education) are all at or near their lowest levels since the start of the survey in June 2013

U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp joined a bipartisan group of Senators in pressing the Administration to release critical federal funds for home heating assistance as soon as possible to help low-income families, Native American tribes, and seniors keep their homes heated during the coming winter months.

The Metro North Georgia Water Planning District (The Metro Water District) was named a winner of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2015 WaterSense Excellence Award for Outreach and Education during the WaterSmart Innovations Conference today in Las Vegas, Nev. The Metro Water District received this national recognition for making a difference through water efficiency innovation and WaterSense promotion in 2014.

Standing at Tioga Opportunities Inc. in Owego, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to immediately provide New York the maximum amount of funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Schumer said this critical home heating assistance program is vital for the Southern Tier’s most vulnerable seniors and families, who depend on this money due to the rising cost of home heating.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, announces a grant of over $12 million in federal funds to improve an existing storm water detention basin and provide for the construction of a new storm water detention basin. The project when completed will lower flood water surface elevations and reduce structure flooding. This action also includes stream improvement and activities to accommodate flow into and out of the proposed storm water detention basins