Spending the $1T in infrastructure bill can drive innovative policy

Spending the $1T in infrastructure bill can drive innovative policy

The U.S. Congress passed an infrastructure bill that funds more than a trillion dollars in nationwide federal spending on Friday.

The bill puts about $240 billion toward building or rebuilding roads, bridges, public transit, airports and railways. More than $150 billion is slated for projects that address climate change, like building electric vehicle charging stations, upgrading energy grids and production to work better with renewables and making public transit more environmentally sustainable.