National Academies report: environmental resilience of transportation infrastructure should be assessed for all federally funded projects

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By mmillikinAug 11, 2021, 3:16 am463 ptsHotTop
To ensure routine and deliberate attention to resilience in transportation investments, Congress should consider requiring all projects that are candidates for federal funding undergo resilience assessments to account for natural hazards and the changing risks stemming from climate change, according to a new…

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