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  1. Important public health program to increase tree canopy through developing landscaping jobs and careers, funded by Infrastructure Bill (gleanings from Green New Deal). Reworking of 2011 program to create south Phœnix landscape climate modifications by 2030, abandoned due to lack of funding support.
    #ClimateAction #InfrastructureBill #landscape #TreeCanopy

    insideclimatenews.org/news/020

  2. US spends billions on roads rather than public transport in ‘climate time bomb’

    theguardian.com/business/2024/

    New analysis finds money from Biden’s $1.2tn infrastructure bill has overwhelmingly been spent on widening highways for cars

    #MoreCarbon #InfrastructureBill #ExpandingHighways #PublicTransport #Denied

  3. U.S. Crypto Tax Proposal Lets Miners off the Hook, Snares ‘Some’ Decentralized Exchanges - The U.S. Treasury Department has finally unveiled its definition of a "broker" for the cr... - coindesk.com/policy/2023/08/25 #u.s.treasurydepartment #infrastructurebill #regulations #policy #broker #taxes #news #irs

  4. CW: Long thread/50

    It's sure nice when our government does something *for* us, isn't it? We absolutely *can* have nice things, and we're about to get them. The #InfrastructureBill contains $42B in subsidies for fiber rollouts across the country, which will be given to states to spend. @arstechnica's #JonBrodkin breaks down the state-by-state spending:

    arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

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  5. CW: Long thread/50

    It's sure nice when our government does something *for* us, isn't it? We absolutely *can* have nice things, and we're about to get them. The #InfrastructureBill contains $42B in subsidies for fiber rollouts across the country, which will be given to states to spend. @arstechnica's #JonBrodkin breaks down the state-by-state spending:

    arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

    50/

  6. CW: Long thread/50

    It's sure nice when our government does something *for* us, isn't it? We absolutely *can* have nice things, and we're about to get them. The #InfrastructureBill contains $42B in subsidies for fiber rollouts across the country, which will be given to states to spend. @arstechnica's #JonBrodkin breaks down the state-by-state spending:

    arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

    50/

  7. CW: Long thread/50

    It's sure nice when our government does something *for* us, isn't it? We absolutely *can* have nice things, and we're about to get them. The #InfrastructureBill contains $42B in subsidies for fiber rollouts across the country, which will be given to states to spend. @arstechnica's #JonBrodkin breaks down the state-by-state spending:

    arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

    50/

  8. CW: Long thread/50

    It's sure nice when our government does something *for* us, isn't it? We absolutely *can* have nice things, and we're about to get them. The #InfrastructureBill contains $42B in subsidies for fiber rollouts across the country, which will be given to states to spend. @arstechnica's #JonBrodkin breaks down the state-by-state spending:

    arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

    50/

  9. CW: Long thread/5

    There are clear majorities in support of the #BuildBackBetter agenda, and even for the watered down Machin Synematic Universe version we got through the #InfrastructureBill. If the Dems could mobilize voters - by convincing them that they were committed to *doing things* rather than capitulating - they could win strong majorities in 2024.

    5/

  10. opb.org/article/2023/02/25/cas Washington’s transportation department in partnership with Oregon and B.C. is preparing to apply this spring for more than half a billion dollars in federal funding to make the Vancouver-through-Seattle-to-Portland “ultra-high speed” train “shovel ready.”

    Project supporters envision a train with a top speed of at least 250 mph operating on a dedicated track

    #HighSpeedRail #InfrastructureBill

  11. Novelis plans new $2.5 billion aluminum recycling & production plant ajc.com/news/novelis-plans-new Recycled aluminum will be the plant’s primary feedstock & it will aim to run as a zero-waste facility. It will be powered primarily by renewable energy & will utilize recycled water
    The facility will be the first fully integrated aluminum mill built in the U.S. in 40 years, with aluminum recycling, rolling & finishing capabilities all under one roof #sustainability #InfrastructureBill #BidenAgenda

  12. New Alabama aluminum plants bet big on evolving domestic sustainable market courthousenews.com/new-souther sustainability initiatives driving new investment in domestic aluminum while aluminum will also benefit from the Bipartisan #InfrastructureBill of 2021 and as the nation invests in renewable energy, aerospace and electric vehicles.
    Fiona Bell, Novelis' director of communications and government affairs, reluctantly said government policy has been helpful #voteblue

  13. CW: #uspolitics #DarkBrandon

    Can we talk about what a baller Dark Brandon is in this photo?😂

    #uspolitics #DarkBrandon #infrastructurebill

  14. Iowa has the highest proportion of poorly rated #bridges on a state by state basis. 1 in 5 in Iowa are in poor or worse condition. bridge.watch #InfrastructureWeek #InfrastructureBill #dataviz

  15. bridge.watch uses @[email protected] to aggregate information (including condition ratings, traffic, and year built) about #USBridges on a geographic basis. You can additionally filter by #bridge types and materials. #InfrastructureBill #InfrastructureWeek #dataviz

  16. House infrastructure bill includes tax credits for new and used EVs - Enlarge / The House Ways and Means Committee has proposed a wide-ranging overhaul... - arstechnica.com/?p=1794034 #batteryelectricvehicles #houseofrepresentatives #infrastructurebill #electricvehicles #plug-invehicles #taxcode #policy #cars