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New Policy Brief Recommends Infrastructure Reforms Needed To Build Back Better

May 25, 2021 in Press Releases, Damage Prevention, Policy Blog, Innovation and Technology

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Tuesday, May 25, 2021 CONTACT: Andrew Jefferis, ajefferis@aii.org Washington, D.C, May 25, 2021 -- The Alliance for Innovation and [...]

Protecting Physical Infrastructure Amidst A Cyber Attack

May 13, 2021 in Damage Prevention, Policy Blog, Innovation and Technology

The recent Colonial pipeline cyber attack and ensuing disruption implicates excavation damage prevention. As industry stakeholders continue to strengthen their damage prevention systems, greater use […]

Do You Know What’s Below? A look into Modern Roots March

March 24, 2021 in Damage Prevention, Policy Blog, Transportation

The ground we walk on is covered with asphalt for roads, concrete for sidewalks, and is naturally decorated with grass, flowers, shrubs, and […]

Are Pipelines Safe?

March 2, 2021 in Damage Prevention, Policy Blog, Climate and Conservation, Transportation, Energy

No one could be blamed for having the wrong impression of pipelines. Views tend to align with politics, and media coverage often casts these silent [...]

Modern Life Is Rooted in Infrastructure

March 1, 2021 in Damage Prevention, Policy Blog, Energy

When you see a tree, you know it has roots. When you pull weeds, you aim to get all of those roots spread across the […]

Pipeline Safety Agency Reauthorized in Year-End Omnibus

December 22, 2020 in Damage Prevention, Policy Blog, Transportation

With the year-end omnibus budget and coronavirus stimulus package, the federal government’s top pipeline safety agency was reauthorized. The down-to-the-wire omnibus deal included the reauthorization, […]

447 Days Without A Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Bill

November 4, 2020 in Damage Prevention, Policy Blog, Transportation

While the results of the election are still uncertain, one thing is all too clear: Congress has allowed the nation’s chief pipeline safety regulator to […]

Innovation is Bringing Natural Gas into the Future

November 3, 2020 in Damage Prevention, Policy Blog, Innovation and Technology, Transportation, Energy

The futuristic vision of drones, artificial intelligence, and other smart technology building and maintaining our critical infrastructure is closer than many think. Already, many [...]

532,000 Excavation Damages Cost The US $30 Billion in 2019, What Are States Doing About It?

October 16, 2020 in Damage Prevention, Policy Blog, Energy

Excavation Damage Every person is required to call 811 or notify their safe digging One-Call center before breaking ground. That is for backyard projects, tree [...]

New Report Grades Each State’s Damage Prevention Laws

October 14, 2020 in Press Releases, Damage Prevention, Policy Blog

Washington D.C, – October 14, 2020 – The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) today released a new report for state legislatures, regulatory bodies, and [...]

How Pizza Can Show Damage Prevention A Better Way Forward

September 29, 2020 in Damage Prevention, Policy Blog

The damage prevention industry is critically important for public safety. To properly prevent damage, communication and use of technology are essential. This not only guarantees [...]

Aii Asks: Do you think America should Rebuild Better starting now?

September 21, 2020 in Policy Blog, Climate and Conservation

Infrastructure Week, hosted by United For Infrastructure and partnered with many organizations including Aii, has come to a close. The virtual conference included panels, papers, [...]

New Report Examines History and Trajectory of One-Call Centers and Damage Prevention Efforts

August 27, 2020 in Damage Prevention, Policy Blog

Washington D.C, District of Columbia – August 27, 2020 – The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) today released a new report for industry leaders […]

The Longest Running Statistic

August 18, 2020 in Damage Prevention, Policy Blog, Transportation

Beneath Our Feet Underground infrastructure in America run for millions of miles. These make possible the basics of modern American life, carrying water, energy resources, [...]

Under Our Streets

May 19, 2020 in Damage Prevention, Policy Blog, Transportation

Under city streets, through countless acres of open fields, across bridges, and over mountains, pipelines quietly deliver energy resources throughout North America. "Pipelines" generally conjure [...]