Trump’s Steel And Aluminum Tariffs Under Court Attack
Section 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act, the authority relied upon by president Trump in his order imposing a 25% tariff on imported...
Tall Timber Construction Moves Forward
International Code Council’s G108 and 13 related changes to International Building Codes are making progress toward approval of new...
Interagency MOU Seeks Maximum Two Year Federal Environmental Review For Major Infrastructure Project
An interagency memorandum of understanding signed April 9, 2018 by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Agriculture Department,...
Omnibus Spending Passage Demolishes Federal Infrastructure Plans
Construction industry trade association officials fear that passage of the omnibus federal spending legislation just signed by President...
USEPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Asserts Personal Decision Making Over WOTUS Environmental Issues
According to an internal EPA memo dated March 30, 2018, “authority previously delegated to regional administrators to make final...
Trump Infrastructure Advisor Leaving White House
Trump administration infrastructure advisor D J Gribbin is leaving the White House staff following President Trump’s announcement that...
Illinois AG Objects To Foxconn’s Lake Michigan Water Diversion
Under the Great Lakes Compact, Attorney General Lisa Madigan is objecting to Foxconn’s proposed diversion of seven million gallons per...
Trump’s Immigration Policies Hurt The U. S. Construction Industry
President Trump’s efforts to end DACA and TPS, along with restrictions on H-1B visas, could hurt the American construction industry by...
Federal Omnibus Spending Bill Promises Construction Contractors Increases Totaling $15.3 Billion
According to the House Appropriations Committee, the pending Omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal 2018 includes just over $15.3 billion...
Senate Democrats Offer 10 Year $1 Trillion Infrastructure Funding Plan
In opposition to the Trump administration 10 year infrastructure plan which includes only $200 million in direct federal dollars, Senate...
