
Does the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act put sustainability in US law?
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law by President Joe Biden on November 15, 2021. Commonly referred to as the bipartisan infrastructure bill, it provides a once-in-a-generation investment in infrastructure over the coming five years. Considering the bill from a sustainability perspective, we find that many of its provisions address at least one of the three dimensions of environment, social and economic.