WSP, MARTA Take Top Honors in APTA Sustainability Program
WSP, MARTA Take Top Honors in APTA Sustainability Program Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
MARTA earned Gold in APTA s Sustainability Commitment Program for successfully achieving ISO 55000 certification for its asset management program, and ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System certification at nine facilities.
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has awarded members WSP and Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) with Platinum and Gold recognition, respectively, in its Sustainability Commitment Program.
Public transit agencies and businesses that voluntarily join the APTA program “pledge to implement processes and actions that create continuous improvements in environmental, social and economic sustainability,” according to the association, and “report on their sustainability progress through a brief annual stat
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A new law in Missoula County might help write the future of cryptocurrency regulation in the U.S. In February, county officials adopted what they believe to be the first permanent zoning policy for cryptocurrency mining operations, which requires them to generate renewable energy and stay clear of residential areas.
Jason Vaughan used to be the site manager for Hyperblock, a Bitcoin mining company in Bonner, MT that closed last year. He says walking into the 250,000 square-foot building was almost like stepping into a giant erector set.
“Most of it’s, you know, steel and metal. There s a lot of noise from the fans of all the machines and whatnot, but there’s just likehere s hundreds of thousands of little blinking lights and whatnot.”
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to obtain $7.031 billion and £995million external loan.
Breakdown of the external loan approved showed that the sum of $5.513 billion is to finance Federal Government’s revised 2020 budget deficit, £995 million to improve food security while $1.5 billion is for state governments facing fiscal challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the report, the House had in June 2020 approved the request to obtain the $5.513 billion to finance the proposed revised 2020 budget deficit, but “due to the absence of adequate information on the second and third terms on Mr President’s request, the Committee in agreement with the Hon Minister, Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget & National Planning deferred consideration of the external borrowing request relating to funding of priority projects of the Federal Government to be captured in the budget estimates for 2021 and faciliti