The plan will use $15 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to reduce all sources of lead exposure, largely by requiring water systems to replace lead service lines within the next 10 years.
The organization says the large number of returning top performing cities show climate strategies is becoming a “new norm” for many locales worldwide.
The funding was announced simultaneously with the publication of the Fifth National Climate Assessment.
Results of the study will be presented to city leaders to provide an equity-aware standpoint for climate resilient infrastructure development.
The projects are also expected to spur the market for U.S.-made low-carbon asphalt, concrete, glass, and steel.
The India-based battery materials company, says the facility is the first and largest Indian investment in the U.S. EV battery industry.
The investment will go to building three interregional transmission lines, adding 3.5 gigawatts of grid capacity.
According to Statista, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has created more than $1 trillion of investment in everything from energy to transportation in 148 countries.
According to the IFC, construction and building emissions will rise an additional 13% globally by 2035 if measures are not taken to decarbonize.
Overall, the United States is undertaking a big investment in its electric grid, with $3.5 billion in funding for 58 projects in 44 states.