Construction is expected to get underway in 2024 on one of two middle school renovation projects voters approved as part of a 2021 bond package. Work on Jean McClung Middle School project includes interior renovations and adding a secured front entry vestibule. Other additions to the school in Fort Worth’s Handley neighborhood include new Special […]
The Vineyard Wind project’s first turbine delivered power to Massachusetts for the first time this week, a key milestone for the United States’ first large-scale commercial offshore wind farm. Once completed, the site will generate 806 megawatts (MW), enough power for 400,000 New England homes and businesses. Construction on Vineyard Wind, located about 12 nautical […]
El Paso will use a $9.9 million U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) grant to improve safety along the North Yarbrough Drive corridor, a major north-south road that runs between Interstate 10 and U.S. Route 62 on the city’s east side. El Paso is one of 385 communities receiving grants from USDOT’s five-year, $5 billion Safe […]
Houston’s Texas Southern University (TSU) is among 11 organizations nationwide that will serve as grantmaking entities for an Environmental Protection Agency program designed to simplify the grant-funding process for underserved and marginalized communities. TSU’s Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice will receive $50 million, which it will then redistribute as subgrants to community-based organizations […]
Louisiana Gov.-elect Jeff Landry has named Kyle Ruckert as chief of staff and Kyle Ardoin as director of intergovernmental relations. Ruckert has served as senior adviser to multiple presidential elections and numerous statewide campaigns, including both current Louisiana U.S. senators. He also has extensive experience as chief of staff in both the U.S. House and […]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is investing $2.5 billion in carbon capture and has advanced three demonstration projects for funding. The three projects combined will receive up to $890 million through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Upon completion, they are anticipated to remove about 7.75 million metric tons of carbon emissions from being released – […]
The city of Fort Worth has canceled its contract with a developer that was working on a mixed-use redevelopment project that will include retail, housing and office space in the city’s historic southside. The Evans and Rosedale Redevelopment Project, which would introduce more than 300 housing units, was originally announced in 2018. City officials cited […]