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EPA's interim guidance on best practices to dispose of and destroy “forever” chemicals highlights widely used technologies, but others need further study.

The Waterways Council is calling on Congress to create an Inland Navigation Construction Organization to manage construction on the nation's rivers. 

Bipartisan gas-tax suspension proposals are gaining traction as fuel prices surge due to the Mideast conflict, but transportation groups warn the moves could further strain Highway Trust Fund finances.

Trump administration long-awaited final report on agency reforms, which aims to have states take lead in disaster recovery while tapping federal resources for support, comes as latest agency chief is fired

Officials describe MetroLink as one of Ireland's largest-ever infrastructure programs and part of a trend toward automated metro systems.

Construction has begun on the $4-billion Brent Spence Bridge Corridor megaproject, launching a cable-stayed interstate overhaul targeting one of America’s busiest freight bottlenecks.

Nonresidential specialty contractors added the most new workers, boosting employment by an estimated 12,600 positions.

As ITER moves closer to first plasma, the megaproject’s sprawling fabrication and supply-chain network increasingly is shaping the future of commercial fusion construction.

Published May 1 in the Federal Register with a 42-day comment, the proposed Part 57 rule outlines a “streamlined, risk-informed and flexible licensing pathway” NRC claims could save up to $11.8 billion and shorten construction permit and operating license timelines to one year or less.

Maximizing affordable multifamily housing will require new policies and new voluntary practices, said panelists on a Regional Plan Association late April webinar.