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Massachusetts to Fund Upgrades for Dams, Coastal Seawalls

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick’s administration says it will invest more than $13 million in shoring up many of the state’s dams and coastal seawalls. Secretary Maeve Vallely Bartlett, secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, plans to announce the loans and …

Disaster Aid for North Dakota Spring Flooding Surpasses $18M

Federal and state assistance for repairs to public infrastructure following flooding in North Dakota earlier this year has topped $18 million. President Barack Obama on May 29 issued a disaster declaration for snowmelt flooding. On July 12 he declared a …