Sentences with phrase «for water infrastructure investments»

They include an additional $ 100 million for water infrastructure investments, a $ 100 million «Downtown NY» revitalization initiative in which 10 cities will win $ 10 million apiece in a similar vein to his annual Regional Economic Development Council competition, and a tax cut program for small businesses (defined as those with less than 100 employees).

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Closer to home, a pickup in the U.S. economy, combined with renewed calls for greater infrastructure investment, bodes well for companies like Pentair (pnr), a water - equipment maker, says Todd Ahlsten, manager of the $ 14.4 billion Parnassus Core Equity Fund.

Mr. Cuomo also proposed budgeting an extra $ 1 billion in education funding this year, a $ 2 billion investment in clean - water infrastructure and various other expensive projects, including hundreds of millions of dollars in economic - development for Buffalo ($ 500 million), a life sciences research and development cluster ($ 550 million) and new airports in Syracuse and Plattsburgh.

Senator Charles Schumer says this week's water line break highlights the need for more infrastructure investment.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing for record investment in the state's water infrastructure — funding that could benefit Owasco Lake and its surrounding communities.

The Republican plan includes investments aimed at clean water infrastructure, more funding for environmental protection and strengthening measures designed to monitor chemical contaminations.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo called for a $ 2 billion investment in water infrastructure across New York State during his State of the State address today in Westchester County.

Key environmental issues include $ 300 million for the Environmental Protection Fund, an ongoing investment in funds for clean drinking water and infrastructure and $ 65 million to combat algal blooms statewide.

«One bright spot for the industry is government spending on infrastructure, which we see remaining strong throughout our five year forecast period, with commitments to the rail network, a new five year programme for investment in water and, towards the end of the period in particular, the start of major investments in new energy supply.

On the environmental side, Dan Shapley, Water Quality Program Director for Riverkeeper, applauds the governor's continued multiyear $ 2.5 billion investment in drinking water infrastructure and source water protecWater Quality Program Director for Riverkeeper, applauds the governor's continued multiyear $ 2.5 billion investment in drinking water infrastructure and source water protecwater infrastructure and source water protecwater protection.

In terms of statewide initiatives, Cuomo's $ 2 billion investment in drinking water infrastructure would include improvements to local wastewater treatment systems, and development and implementation of local community recommendations for water source protection to be funded by the Environmental Protection Fund.

«We know the formula for waterfront success — remove the barriers to access, create the public infrastructure investments necessary to draw people to the water's edge and with new public excitement and critical mass comes the private sector investment that holds the key to turn things around,» Higgins said in a statement.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called for a $ 2 billion investment in water infrastructure projects throughout the state.

But governments at all levels need to start setting policies and making investments in infrastructure for water conservation now.

The researchers found that investment in new water - efficiency technologies, and retrofitting existing water infrastructure, are big reasons for the improvement in urban areas.

Last year the European Investment Bank provided a record GBP 6 billion for long - term investment in key infrastructure across the UK including support for new hospitals, better water and sewerage infrastructure, renewable energy and energy transmission and private sector iInvestment Bank provided a record GBP 6 billion for long - term investment in key infrastructure across the UK including support for new hospitals, better water and sewerage infrastructure, renewable energy and energy transmission and private sector iinvestment in key infrastructure across the UK including support for new hospitals, better water and sewerage infrastructure, renewable energy and energy transmission and private sector investmentinvestment.

For starters, he'd like to see various levels of American governments reinstate the more than a million positions shed in recent years but he also wants to see new investments in roads, rail upgrades, water systems and other key parts of the industrial infrastructure.

Investments to fix these outdated structures and systems would pump money into the economy and create tens of thousands of jobs — for every billion dollars invested in water infrastructure construction, 47,000 jobs are created.

Projects that combine national resources with international development initiatives such as the World Bank's Water Global Practice or the Asian Development Bank's Water for All program could leverage additional investment in the future resiliency of vital infrastructure.

Water infrastructure is an essential investment for any country seeking to modernize, but this infrastructure is particularly vulnerable to increased flooding and droughts caused by climate change.

The problem as I see it is that there are many more pressing needs in most developing countries: water and sanitation, (which are probably the foremost welfare sectors); and infrastructure for primary education and highway building, (which are probably the highest public - sector income - generating investments).

Continuing this history, the Katoomba Marketplace Latin America meeting will explore opportunities for investment in green infrastructure through funds managed by water utilities by bringing experts from around world to share financing models from the water and other environmental sectors, and to discuss the potential for scaling investment in green infrastructure in Latin America.

«Nature - Based Solutions for Water and Energy» Attend the preview of findings from the State of Watershed Investments 2014 global survey and a panel discussion on the potential for natural infrastructure in the water - energy nWater and Energy» Attend the preview of findings from the State of Watershed Investments 2014 global survey and a panel discussion on the potential for natural infrastructure in the water - energy nwater - energy nexus.

Other co-benefits have to do with obviously just higher density leading to more land conservation and lower water demand (which are a big issue out here in the west), and lower levels of infrastructure investment, which translates back into affordability, not just for the climate change solution, but more affordability for everyday life.

We will also encourage Congress to stand up for greater water infrastructure investment and insist on nature - based solutions to restore and modernize our nation's infrastructure.

Increasing investment in repairing old water infrastructure and improvement in water distribution systems are also driving the market for smart water grid.

More irrigation water in the future may require agricultural expansion to help with food security whereas less water might mean the region moving out of agricultural altogether, decisions with major implications for investment in regional infrastructure.

Because much of the cost will be realized after the emissions occur, the funds would have to be invested in order to produce resources in the future to compensate or make the best of conditions then; this can be investment in infrastructure (aquaducts and flood water management planning) and such things as R&D for drought / flood resistant crops, efforts to save ecosystems (those parts that will survive the climate change, or otherwise planting trees, etc, where they will do well in the future, or otherwise reducing other stresses so that ecosystems will be more resilient to climate change)(remember that ecosystems provide us with ecosystem services), etc, and / or investment in the economy in general so that more resources will be available in the future to compensate for losses and pay for adaptation.

This year's report highlights the sorry state of the nation's water infrastructure — our drinking water, waste water and storm water systems, and our dams and levees — and the need for green, 21st century investments to protect clean water, public health and safety, and the fish and wildlife that depend on healthy rivers.