Environmental Regulations Skirmishing Continues Over Proposed NEPA Rules Revisions Tom Ichniowski February 24, 2020 No Comments Industry officials praise changes as way to speed project reviews; critics blast plan as rollback for key environmental law.Read More
Water Infrastructure EPA Approves New WIFIA Loan to Florida Water Agency Tom Ichniowski February 19, 2020 No Comments Loan to agency in Kissimmee is EPA's 16th since its first WIFIA loan approval, in 2018.Read More
Water Resources Infrastructure Corps 2020 Plan Funds New Dredging Program on Gulf Coast Tom Ichniowski February 13, 2020 No Comments Pilot program includes $378 million for Mobile harbor, south Louisiana projects.Read More
Nation's Infrastructure Trump Floats $1-Trillion Infrastructure Plan, But FY21 Budget Has Some Cuts Tom Ichniowski February 10, 2020 One Comment Plan's centerpiece is $810-billion highway-transit reauthorization, not fully funded.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Sees a Surge of 44,000 Jobs in January Tom Ichniowski February 7, 2020 No Comments Unemployment rate rises to 5.4% from December's 5.0% but improves from January 2019's 6.4%, BLS says.Read More
Pipeline Safety Proposed Rule Would Require Automatic Shutoff Valves for Pipelines Tom Ichniowski February 6, 2020 No Comments DOT proposal would in general mandate installing automatic valves in pipelines with diameters greater than 6 in.Read More
Infrastructure Policy Trump Urges Congress to Back Senate Committee's Highway Bill Tom Ichniowski February 4, 2020 No Comments In State of the Union Address, president calls on Congress to approve $287-billion, five-year highway legislation.Read More
Construction Economics Monthly Construction Spending Dips, but Is Up Year Over Year Tom Ichniowski February 3, 2020 No Comments Total construction posted an 0.2% decline on a monthly basis, but recorded a solid 5% pickup from the year-earlier total.Read More
American Infrastructure House Democrats Propose $760B, Five-Year Infrastructure Plan Tom Ichniowski January 29, 2020 No Comments But Speaker Pelosi, other key legislators decline to say how plan will be paid for or when it might move in the House.Read More
ENR 2019 Top 25 Newsmakers Jim Tymon: AASHTO Leader Coordinated Push to Repeal Looming Highway Funds Cut Tom Ichniowski January 27, 2020 No Comments Executive Director of AASHTO coordinated successful drive to repeal threatened $7.6-billion cut in highway fundsRead More