Articles by James Leggate

The 8-0 decision on May 29 will allow the $1.4B Uinta Basin Railway project to advance, with the ruling appearing to limit the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act that requires federal agencies to prepare environmental impact statements for infrastructure projects.

The U.S. Dept. of Transportation is asking a judge to prevent it from using contract goals with race- or sex-based eligibility requirements.

Australia-based Worley is the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the planned CP2 facility and pipeline.

Resolution Copper is planning what would be the largest copper mine in North America at a site in Arizona.

The programmatic agreement covers reviews for state transportation projects and is expected to cut as much as six weeks from project timelines.

A May 22 U.S. Government Accountability Office report says the Transportation Dept. has not properly deployed a program to disburse billions of dollars for more countrywide electric vehicle infrastructure.

Planned cuts include $15.2B from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, $2.6B from energy efficiency and renewable energy programs and $1.1B from climate change-related research

The package is projected to add trillions of dollars to government deficits, but extends tax breaks for contractors and boosts workforce programs.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is aiming to get the spending and tax package through the House by Memorial Day.

The U.S. Transportation Dept. notified grant recipients that project funding could terminate if they do not support the Trump administration ramped up scrutiny of immigrant documentation.