The high-speed rail project backers have applied for a $3.7B in federal funds to underwrite the effort. 

Feds propose 557 sq miles of new Atlantic ocean tracts for development and set Aug. 29 for first Gulf of Mexico auction of three large sites, but projects now confront rising costs for the first time.

More than 1,200 appeals cases each year go before overworked OSHA Review Commission judges.

Administration is accepting through Sept. 29 public comment on its proposal to streamline project environmental reviews under a key federal law.

State officials awarded a second contract for the project, though some planned phases of construction remain temporarily barred under a court order.

Third-party interim engineer-manager Ted Henifin now adds city's neglected wastewater system to his portfolio since being named last year by a U.S. judge to run its inadequate and leaking drinking water system.

The measures come as the Panama Canal officials are working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop a long-term water conservation plan for the waterway.

Unanimous FERC vote July 27 on final rule will prioritize the most construction-ready, financially-viable projects, but its effective date was not announced.

Grant to Missouri S&T University will boost AI program to develop best concrete 3D printing options using alternative and sustainable materials so structures can be built away from ready-mix plants.