BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- The Boston Planning and Development Agency issued the following news on Aug. 17, 2023: The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors this month approved 11 new development projects representing approximately 1.1 million square feet (SF). The new projects will create 876 residential units, 184 of which will be designated income-restricted, and will support approximately 1,079 construction jobs and 125 permanent jobs. These projects will make  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 18 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved five grant requests to local governments totaling $1,384,730, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The requests include commitments to create a total of 133 jobs. The public investment in these projects will attract more than $68.3 million in private investment. "North Carolina's rural communities   more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 17 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is hosting the first in-person Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Conference, September 19-21 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This conference aims to bring together leading experts, municipal officials, water professionals, academia, nonprofits, as well as state and local officials to discuss  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 17 -- Minnesota Senate Republicans issued the following news on Aug. 16, 202: On Tuesday, Aug. 15, State Senator Torrey Westrom (R-Alexandria) joined members of the Senate Capital Investment Committee to learn more about the City of Carlos Fire Department's proposal for a new fire station. The group visited this project as part of the Committee's Northwest Tour to visit projects seeking state bonding. The City of Carlos Fire Department's service area is 85 square mile  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a nearly $14 million initiative to advance clean hydrogen research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects. The first round of funding makes up to $8 million available for projects that address the challenges of decarbonizing industrial process heat and advancing clean hydrogen production and renewable energy integration. Today's announcem  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 18 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) today approved work on two major transmission projects in New York that are needed to help ensure reliability and improve the flow of clean energy across the State. "New York continues to make significant upgrades and additions to the State's existing transmission systems to integrate new large-scale renewable en  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 18 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) today approved the revised coordinated grid planning process proposed by the State's major utilities -- Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation; Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.; Long Island Power Authority; National Grid (upstate); New York State Electric & Gas Corporation; Orange & Rockland Utilit  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 18 -- The South Carolina Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The South Carolina Department of Agriculture is pleased to announce the Growing Agribusiness Fund, a new incentive program for South Carolina agribusinesses. The South Carolina General Assembly appropriated $40 million to launch the initiative, which will help existing South Carolina businesses engaged in the processing, packaging, manufacturing, distribution, storage, and trans  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 17 -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $1,110,645 against 45 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: 20 air quality, four multi-media, one municipal solid waste, four municipal wastewater discharges, two petroleum storage tanks, six pu  more