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if you've been wondering why you haven't heard much about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill funding translated into shovel-ready projects in your state, here's the answer:
Appropriations in a 50-50 Senate funded by continuing resolutions is a slog!
washingtonpost.com/transportation…
Appropriations in a 50-50 Senate funded by continuing resolutions is a slog!
washingtonpost.com/transportation…
“A significant portion of our highway, transit & safety programs are limited” by caps in existing federal budget, said Carlos Monje Jr, DOT’s 3rd-highest official. “Without Congress actions, we aren’t going to be able to move on many of the new programs funded in the bill”
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"Among them is $1.2B to help reduce carbon emissions & $1.4B to protect roads & bridges against effects of climate change. Although the Federal Railroad Administration is in line to receive $66 billion in the next 5 years, Monje said the agency can’t hire the staff it needs "
"Among them is $1.2B to help reduce carbon emissions & $1.4B to protect roads & bridges against effects of climate change. Although the Federal Railroad Administration is in line to receive $66 billion in the next 5 years, Monje said the agency can’t hire the staff it needs "
When an economist writes on the fudging of Forest survey data, it is an indication of a situation having gone from bad to worse. However, Ajit Ninan also falls into the trap of assessing ‘forests’ as land with tree growth. @moefcc 1/n deccanherald.com/opinion/panora…
What of #grasslands which can #sequester #carbon quite as rapidly and sustaining side ranging biodiversity? What of #coastal #sand #dunes, which apart from protecting us from the fury of cyclones, also provides an amazing diversity of niche spaces for aquatic beings,. @E_S_G 2/n
