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Pa. county pioneers pipeline tracking
Pipelines are ominous. For property owners, they're looming nightmares, complete with concerns about leakage and explosions.For developers, they're a dwelling annoyance. For counties, they're another...
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DOT releases final rule on shale oil and ethanol trains
Thick black smoke rises from the oil train derailment near Heimdal in north central North Dakota on May 6. Photo courtesy of Curt BensonMore crude oil than ever is now moving across the United States...
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How Transportation Infrastructure Shapes Economic Development
Counties play an essential role in the development and maintenance of the nation’s infrastructure. They are responsible for building and maintaining 45% of the public roads, 230,690 bridges and are...
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Building Transportation and Infrastructure
NACo recently sat down with new NACo President, Riki Hokama, to discuss his upcoming presidential initiative on transportation and infrastructure. The initiative addresses the county role in promoting...
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Support Local Development and Infrastructure Projects: The Community...
ACTION NEEDED: Urge your House and Senate members to restore funding for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program to $3.3 billion...
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Road and Bridge Funding Under MAP-21
NACo asks Congress to increase funding for the Surface Transportation Program and increase the sub-allocation for local areas to support locally-owned road and bridge projects.BACKGROUND: MAP-21 made...
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Smart Infrastructure: Technology Solutions for More Resilient Counties
NACo has released a new report, Smart Infrastructure: Technology Solutions for More Resilient Counties. The report examines how counties are improving transportation, water and energy infrastructure...
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County Airport Infrastructure Investments: Helping Economic Development Take...
Counties play a critical role in ensuring safe, efficient and resilient transportation infrastructure across the U.S., investing more than $100 billion annually to build and maintain public...
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Counties respond to court decision to temporarily block "Waters" rule
On August 27, a federal judge temporarily stopped the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from enforcing the new “Waters of the U.S.” rule in at least 13 states:...
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Upcoming Webinar: Water Quality - Restoration Techniques and Best Practices
Local communities across the country are realizing they can address their water quality challenges and goals through successful watershed and wetland management techniques. As a result, local...
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