U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) recently sent a letter to the Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, urging the rural infrastructure priorities to be included in the Rural Opportu...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will invest nearly $300 million for research and development of sustainable transportation resources and technologies. This investment supports the DOE’s goal...
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A statewide multimillion-dollar infrastructure funding package is being made available under the Rebuild Alabama Act of 2019 that will allow several cities and counties to take on a variety of local r...
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The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure recently denounced a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plan to open more than half of the 5.9 GHz spectrum band to unlicensed operations....
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced more than $8 million in Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration program grants to state departments of transportation (DOTs) and...
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Buoyed by the Trump administration’s proposal to revamp the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a new coalition known as Building a Better America is highlighting infrastructure modernizationâ...
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers recently led efforts to finalize the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020, noting the bill is essential to Americans and the nation’s economy. Reps. Pete...
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A group of lawmakers recently commended Department of Transportation (DOT) initiatives designed to aid in saving first responder lives when responding to emergencies. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and T...
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Responding to the controversy surrounding the 737 MAX 8, a federal advisory panel has cleared the plane’s safety approval process while making recommendations for ways to improve it. The MAX bec...
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At the 99th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) this week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao took the opportunity to announce new transportation initiatives, including da...
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As Gov. Ron DeSantis established his transportation goals of the future in his latest State of the State Address, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) reflected on 2019’s achievements. ...
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Gains from infrastructure, such as transportation, power and water, may be fully realized only when projects generate true public benefits, a fact that makes it difficult for many governments — incl...
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Attorneys general from 16 states recently opposed a proposal by the Trump Administration that would allow for the bulk transport of refrigerated liquid methane, known as liquefied natural gas (LNG), a...
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More than 35 organizations have formed the Unlock American Coalition to rally support behind the Trump administration’s plans, announced last week, to revamp the National Environmental Policy Act (N...
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Under proposals released by the Trump administration last week, the government could move to revamp the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and within a day, the American Road & Transportation B...
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The USA Electrify Forward Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) this week, intends to advance the production of and support for electric vehicles (EVs) and infrastructure across the count...
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North America’s first demonstration of an autonomous air taxi took flight this week in North Carolina, showing off the viability of a new chapter in air travel in the state where it all began. Th...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has created an interactive map tracking federal investment into major infrastructure projects in and around Opportunity Zones to drive investment into und...
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Beginning this year, JetBlue has announced that it will offset the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from all of its domestic flights -- figures that annually amount to between 15 and 17 billion pounds. ...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last month proposed a new rule that would require all drones operating in U.S. airspace to be identifiable remotely. It is the latest effort by the FAA to...
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