Trump Administration

Trump Administration Calls on Construction Firms to Donate Masks

But AGC seeks clarity if the request is official policy or an 'off-the-cuff remark.'

March 17, 2020

VP Pence seeks donations of N95 masks to local hospitals and forgo additional orders as AGC seeks clarity if request is official policy or 'off the cuff remark.'

Executive News

D.C. Airports Official Confirmed as Architect of Capitol

Tom Ichniowski

December 9, 2019

2 Comments

Former Navy engineer J. Brett Blanton, a Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority official since 2017, is set to take up new post in January.

Environmental Regulation

Court Battle Underway Over Revamped Endangered Species Rules

Tom Ichniowski

October 7, 2019

No Comments

Court is expected to consolidate a Sept. 25 lawsuit from attorneys general of 17 states, New York City and the District of Columbia with earlier one filed by environmental groups.

Viewpoint

Don't Change the Rules for Construction Apprenticeship

Richard Korman

August 29, 2019

No Comments

Keep the industry exempt from a Trump administration plan to create private oversight of craft programs; the system works to prevent lowering the bar long set.

Environmental Regulation

Trump Administration Issues Rules Easing Endangered Species Requirements

Court challenge expected from two attorneys general, environmental groups

Tom Ichniowski

August 12, 2019

One Comment

New regulations face promised court challenge from environmental groups, state attorneys general.

Trump Administration Policy

Reported Death of Infrastructure Package Is Exaggerated: A Commentary

Dave Bauer

June 25, 2019

No Comments

For urgent reasons, an infrastructure pact has a good chance of surviving the defeatist gloom.

Legal

Trump Emergency Action Draws Lawsuits from States, 'Green' Groups

Move to shift funds from military, Corps civil projects to wall faces challenges

Pam Hunter McFarland

February 20, 2019

One Comment

Litigants contend Trump lacks authority to declare emergency to build wall using funds Congress appropriated for other uses.

TransCanada Stays Committed to Keystone

November 21, 2018

No Comments

TransCanada is standing by its vow to build the $8.3-billion Keystone XL pipeline, despite a recent federal court ruling that struck down the Trump Administration's 2017 effort to jump-start the project.

Keystone XL Sidelined by Federal Court Ruling

Jim Parsons

November 9, 2018

No Comments

A federal judge overturned a Trump Administration decision approving the pipeline, saying the State Department didn't adequately justify its decision reversing the line's previous denial.

Construction Organizations