Safety and Health OSHA Delays Enforcing New Safety Reporting Requirements Pam Hunter McFarland July 29, 2016 No Comments Provisions prohibiting post-incident drug testing that would have taken effect on Aug. 10 are pushed back to Nov. 1.Read More
Environment Cemex To Pay $1.7M Penalty To Settle Alleged Clean Air Act Violations Company denies federal charges, which deal with emissions from five facilities Tom Ichniowski July 29, 2016 No Comments The consent decree outlines the limits the companies are to achieve on emissions of nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide.Read More
Environment Officials Come Closer to HFC Phase-out Deal Negotiators hope to reach final agreement on hydrofluorocarbons in October Pam Hunter McFarland July 28, 2016 No Comments Unresolved issues include length of phase-out schedule and the amount of financial aid for developing nations.Read More
Two Transpo Experts Join HNTB as SVPs; New CEO for ARCADIS N. America Scott Van Voorhis Debra K. Rubin July 28, 2016 No Comments Diana C. Mendes has joined design firm HNTB as senior vice president and leader of its national transit-rail practice, based in Arlington, Va. Read More
Rejected Hawaii Utility Merger Scraps Aging Power Plant Upgrades Mary B. Powers July 27, 2016 No Comments Hawaii utility Hawaiian Electric Co. has withdrawn its $1.2-billion plan to upgrade oil-fired power plants to burn natural gas after state regulators rejected its planned merger with Florida-based clean-energy firm NextEra Energy Inc.Read More
Federal Appeals Court Upholds EPA's Authority To Revoke Permit Pam Hunter McFarland July 27, 2016 No Comments A ruling in a case involving Mingo Logan Coal could have implications for similar cases down the road, some legal sources say.Read More
Transportation GOP Platform Calls for Phasing Out Federal Mass-Transit Funding Party also opposes increase in federal gasoline tax Tom Ichniowski July 19, 2016 No Comments Platform also advocates winding down Highway Trust Fund funding for trails, sidewalks, ferries and other non-highway projects.Read More
Canada Weighs Privatizing Airports to Fund Infrastructure Scott Van Voorhis July 19, 2016 No Comments While some airport operators oppose the plan, a report to the government says billions of dollars from asset sales could cover needed projects.Read More
Airports Obama Signs 14-Month FAA Extension Newly enacted measure continues FAA programs through Sept. 30, 2017 Tom Ichniowski July 16, 2016 No Comments Legislation freezes funding for FAA airport construction grants at 2016 level.Read More
International Trade US, Canada To Keep Trying To Reach Lumber Agreement Obama, Trudeau say negotiators will engage in "intensive" effort to strike deal in the fall July 15, 2016 No Comments During standstill period ending on Oct. 12, the two sides will refrain from filing trade complaints against each other.Read More