federal regulation

President Trump and the Court

What The Construction Industry Says About Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

An assessment of a 'strict constructionist'

Tom Ichniowski

July 16, 2018

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If confirmed by the court's October term, the nominee would hear arguments on Day One on a key endangered-species case.

Federal Regulations

New Trump Order Aims To Speed Review of Infrastructure Project

Directive sets two-year target for completing federal approvals

Tom Ichniowski

August 17, 2017

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Executive order also revokes 2015 Obama directive establishing flood-risk standard for infrastructure projects.

Environment and Safety

The Regulations on the Trump Administration's Chopping Block

The Waters of the US rule is one of hundreds in peril

Pam Radtke Russell

July 28, 2017

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The Trump administration takes step to repeal clean water rule, plans to stop or withdraw many other Obama-era regulations.

EPA-Corps Plan to Rescind Water Rule May Face Long Path

Jim Parsons

July 12, 2017

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The Trump administration has taken a significant step toward undoing a controversial 2015 rule that aimed to clarify the scope of federal authority over rivers, wetlands and other bodies of water.

Trump’s First 100 Days

Construction Asks: 'Where's the Infrastructure Program?'

May 3, 2017

Trump's executive orders so far are his most effective tool, but the infrastructure 'plan' remains a mystery.

Federal Regulations

Trump Signs Measure Canceling Contractor 'Blacklisting' Rule

Tom Ichniowski

March 28, 2017

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Action revokes regulation that required potential contractors to disclose violations of labor and safety laws.

New Trump Water Rule Faces a Long Path

Tom Ichniowski

March 7, 2017

One Comment

President Trump has directed the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers to begin work on cancelling or rewriting an Obama administration rule that aimed to clarify federal authority over wetlands and other bodies of water.