Trump Admin Quietly Pushes Rule to Reverse Mandated Power Plant Emissions Cut
[ad_1] The Trump administration has taken several new actions in recent days, some with little public notice, to boost fossil fuel power generation in the U.S, particularly from coal-fired plants. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency waited until Saturday, May 24 to confirm to media, only after a New
NYSDOT Readies for Syracuse Viaduct Removal with Demolition Contract, Community Health Strategy
[ad_1] The New York Dept. of Transportation is taking the first steps toward demolishing Syracuse, N.Y.’s I-81 downtown viaduct, reconnecting and revitalizing disadvantaged neighborhoods divided by the structure for more than a half-century.In April, NYSDOT awarded the fifth contract in its planned eight-project, $2.3-billion program that shifts
Builldots Raises $45M, As Pace of ConTech Investment Remains Brisk
[ad_1] Investment in construction tech startups continues to set records, with a pace that, nearly halfway into 2025, indicates the sector is a strong attraction..Leading the list of the latest big investments is Tel Aviv-based Buildots, an artificial intelligence-powered construction management platform that announced May 29 a
Supreme Court Limits NEPA Review Scope in Decision Reinstating Utah Rail Line
[ad_1] Federal agencies’ environmental reviews of proposed projects should be “a procedural cross-check, not a substantive roadblock,” the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a May 29 decision that will allow a $1.4-billion Uinta Basin Railway project to advance in Utah. The ruling appears to limit the scope
US DOT Calls DBE Program ‘Unconstitutional,’ Asks Judge to Block Key Parts
[ad_1] Attorneys for the U.S. Dept. of Transportation called the agency’s disadvantaged business enterprise program “unconstitutional” and asked a judge to block it from setting DBE contract goals as part of a proposed settlement with two contractors suing over the program.The move could dislodge a program that