Articles by James Leggate

President Trump requested a $1.5-billion, or 5.8%, budget increase for the U.S. Dept. of Transportation. 

GOP-led panels in the House voted to pare back spending on renewable energy and lower-carbon infrastructure, but a fight over extending tax cuts looms.

The suit by Democratic attorneys general, which also names the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, as defendants, is the latest in a series of legal battles over energy and climate change. 

The U.S. Dept. of Transportation is reviewing a backlog of unobligated grant awards.

Firms' newly awarded contracts for work on Grain Belt Express high-voltage line's 530-mile first phase total nearly $1.7 billion. 

Attorneys general from 17 Democratic-led states and DC claim Trump energy order disrupts their push to develop needed power and investment made or planned in infrastructure.

Proposed cuts would amount to a $163B decrease in discretionary spending from the enacted 2025 budget.

Industry experts say the fees are one of several strategies Congress can use together to protect Highway Trust Fund solvency. 

The work on one of the garage's load-bearing piers was not permitted and no shoring was used, according to a report released by the New York City Dept. of Buildings.

Work is expected to include a variety of infrastructure projects related to the U.S. military's Pacific Deterrence Initiative, with a focus on China's military buildup.