Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu August 25, 2022
Preservation Methods Protect Construction Materials From Effects of Climate Change
Climate change is being blamed for accelerated infrastructure corrosion. Increases in temperature and humidity are weakening construction materials and eating away at America's roads and bridges. The transportation design and construction industry hopes with President Biden's major infrastructure bill their structural preservation efforts will gain traction....
AEM - Wed August 17, 2022
Arbor Day Foundation, ConExpo-Con/AGG, IFPE Partner to Support Vital Forest Ecosystems Through Tree Planting
The Arbor Day Foundation announced a partnership with ConExpo-Con/AGG and the International Fluid Power Exposition (IFPE), the largest construction trade show in North America. Together the organizations will work to plant more than 130,000 trees, one for every show registrant, in U.S....
CARB - Thu July 28, 2022
$125M in Incentives for Off-Road Zero-Emission Equipment Available Through California's CORE Project
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) opens the second round of its Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) today, providing point-of-sale discounts on off-road zero-emission equipment....
Biological Diversity. org - Tue July 12, 2022
Approval of Uinta Railway Will Increase Oil Production
The U.S. Forest Service has rejected challenges to the Uinta Basin Railway, saying the project is in the public interest even as it predicts the oil railway could increase climate pollution in the U.S....
Foley - Mon July 11, 2022
Industries Demand Foley Engines' Scrubbers to Meet Regulations
Construction, transportation, mining and other industries are demanding Foley Engines' scrubbers, as OSHA and MSHA have strengthened regulations in these industries. Foley scrubbers are used in tight spaces, such as mines and tunnels, as well as construction sites throughout the country....
Komatsu - Thu July 07, 2022
Komatsu, Cummins to Collaborate On Advancing Development of Zero Emissions Mining Haul Trucks
Komatsu, a global provider of equipment and services for the construction and mining industries and Cummins, a global power leader, have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of zero-emissions haulage equipment....
Caterpillar - Tue July 05, 2022
Sandvik Chooses Cat HVO Capable Engines to Reduce CO2 Emissions
Caterpillar's long-standing commitment to sustainability and support for customers during the energy transition to a lower-carbon future means its industrial engines have for many years been capable of running on a range of renewable and alternative fuels*....
National Asphalt Pavement Association - Tue July 05, 2022
NAPA Releases First-of-its-Kind Emissions Inventory for Asphalt Pavement Mixtures
Cradle-to-gate emissions associated with asphalt mix production in the United States represented approximately 0.3 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2019. By comparison, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data indicate that transportation emissions from fossil fuel combustion represented 27.8 percent of total emissions in 2019, while industrial emissions represented 25.3 percent....
National Asphalt Pavement Association - Tue June 28, 2022
Support for NAPA Climate Initiative Expands With New Partners: Surface Tech, Gallagher Asphalt
Two additional funding partners have pledged their support for The Road Forward, an industry-wide initiative of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) to achieve net zero carbon emission asphalt pavements — NAPA associate member Surface Tech LLC and producer member Gallagher Asphalt Corp....
Brownstoner - Mon June 27, 2022
Developer Set to Build NYC's First Geothermal Powered Hotel in Bushwick
The once-derelict lot at 27 Stewart Ave. in Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood had been earmarked for a nine-story hotel since 2015, but with little to no progress in the past seven years, the site — also a brownfield — instead, turned into a local dumping ground....
