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EPA will transmit to Congress California waivers preempting federal car, truck standards

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By Liz Carey  |  February 20, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency announced it will be transmitting to Congress the waivers provided to California that allowed the state to preempt federal car and truck standards. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, speaking from the Oval Office with President Donald Trump, said the waivers should have been delivered to Congress by the previous administration. The waivers allow California to preempt standards set by the EPA and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic...

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Amtrak, partners meet to discuss infrastructure investments

By Liz Carey
February 19, 2025

Amtrak and its industry partners convened an industry roundtable to discuss the hundreds of major infrastructure rebuild...Read More »

Legislation introduced in Congress to allow permanent, year-round sale of E15 fuel

By Melina Druga
February 18, 2025

Bipartisan legislation recently reintroduced in the U.S. Senate would allow the permanent year-round sale of E15, regula...Read More »

Legislation aimed at EVs paying fair share of road maintenance reintroduced

By Liz Carey
February 14, 2025

Legislation that would support infrastructure investments by ensuring electric vehicles (EVs) pay into the Highway Trust...Read More »

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Study considers alternatives for Calif.’s LOSSAN Rail Realignment Project

By Liz Carey
February 12, 2025

A study assessing alternatives in the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Realignment Project has identi...Read More »

Federal Highway Administration suspends state EV infrastructure deployment plans

By Liz Carey
February 11, 2025

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has suspended state electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure deployment plans unde...Read More »

North Carolina Railroad Company to launch industrial site readiness program

By Liz Carey
February 10, 2025

North Carolina Railroad Company is launching a new economic development program to help local governments and economic d...Read More »

Legislation seeks to help first responders in train derailments

By Liz Carey
February 7, 2025

Legislation originally introduced after the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine in February 2023 to supp...Read More »

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon develop metric measuring gaps in EV charging

By Liz Carey
February 5, 2025

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have developed a measu...Read More »

California allocates $1B for transportation infrastructure

By Liz Carey
February 4, 2025

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) announced last week the allocation of $1 billion for projects aimed at ma...Read More »

Legislation introduced to combat fraud in shipping, moving industry

By Liz Carey
February 3, 2025

Legislation to give the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration more tools to protect consumers has been introduced ...Read More »

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