Action marks first time EPA has approved more than one WIFIA loan for a single project.

12 institutions, mostly universities, receive funds for research related to wind, fire, earthquakes.

 Unless Congress acts, PBGC says multiemployer program will run out of funds by end of FY 2025.

UPDATED 7/30 with committee approval.  Measure is silent on how to pay for the increased spending.

Industry officials hope to at least preserve big infrastructure gains won in 2018-2019.

New minimum is up 8% for most construction categories, 10% for engineering services.

If the Senate confirms President Trump’s pick to lead the Dept. of Labor, attorney Eugene Scalia, he would face key construction-related issues.