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GOVERNMENT NEWS
PHMSA Closes Record Number of Enforcement Orders
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Linking Offshore Wind Farms Could Grow Network, Lower Costs
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Canadian Governments Create Oil Sands Research Agreement
Q A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) be- tween the Government of Canada and the Govern- ment of Alberta promotes research that will lead to the development of new and improved oil sands tech- nologies and help reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in the oil sands industry, which will result in a smaller environmental footprint and cre- ate new jobs for Canadians. The research will be led by Natural Resources Canada's CanmetENERGY and Alberta Innovates Technology Futures and in- cludes the collaboration of industry, academia, and other research organizations on the sustainable use of the oil sands resource. For more information, visit www.nrcan.gc.ca.
FHWA Demonstration Highlights Innovative Bridge Replacement
Q The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) (Washington, DC) and the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) hosted a demonstration of new technologies that allowed faster completion of a project to put a new bridge in place on the I-15 West Mesquite Interchange. By employing an innovative method known as accelerated bridge construction, workers utilized prefabricated elements to quickly assemble the bridge and slide it into place during WNN XMIS \ZI^MT \QUM[ \W UQVQUQbM \ZINÅK KWVOM[\QWV L]M \W KWV[\Z]K\QWV 7NÅKQIT[ NZWU UWZM \PIV state departments of transportation attended to learn PW_ \PM IL^IVKMUMV\[ KW]TL JMVMÅ\ \PMQZ [\I\M[ .WZ more information, visit www.dot.gov.
EPA Funds Assistance to Small Water and Wastewater Systems
Q The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Washington, DC) will provide up to $15 mil- lion in funding to small drinking water and waste- water systems to provide staff with training and tools to enhance system operations and management practices to achieve and maintain compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act and improve water quality. Applications must be received by April 9, 5IVa [UITT [a[\MU[ NIKM ]VQY]M KPITTMVOM[ QV
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—K.R. Larsen NACE International, Vol. 51, No. 4