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Environmental Regulation

Court Battle Underway Over Revamped Endangered Species Rules

October 7, 2019

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.

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Don't Change the Rules for Construction Apprenticeship

Richard Korman

August 29, 2019

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Trump Addresses Electrical Contractors' Group

Tom Ichniowski

October 4, 2018

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NECA members say business is up, tax overhaul has helped.

Trade War Threatens Construction of Up to 20 LNG Terminals

Pam Radtke Russell

August 30, 2018

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Once hailed as a way to end the trade imbalance between China and U.S., U.S. liquefied natural gas could be the next commodity threatened by the ongoing tariff war.

Environmental Regulation

Judge Strikes Down Trump Suspension of Clean Water Rule

After decision, 2015 regulation to go into effect in 26 states

Pam Radtke Russell

August 17, 2018

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The court action is the latest in a confusing maze around the controversial Obama-era WOTUS rule.

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ENR

Dec 9, 2019

A joint venture of Skanska, Corman Kokosing Construction Co. and McLean Contracting Co. is moving toward an early 2020 construction start for a $463-million replacement for a 79-year-old bridge across the Potomac River, south of Washington, D.C.

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