Trump administration waiver of environmental rules in pushing wall construction damaged federal lands, disrupted natural water flow and wildlife migration and destroyed sacred tribal areas, U.S. Government Accountability Office audit claims.
Federal grants and loans under new infrastructure funding laws will favor applicants with strategies to retain and attract skilled workers for “high-quality jobs," a move observers say is timed with escalating auto industry labor battles.
A high volume of transportation infrastructure work is keeping companies such as HNTB busy in Jacksonville, driven by an influx of new residents, says George Gilhooley, east Florida office leader for the infrastructure design firm.