The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, which President Trump signed on March 23, 2018, includes 2,300 pages of appropriations and priorities for the operation of the federal government over the next fiscal year. It also...more
3/28/2018
/ Brownfield Properties ,
CERCLA ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Construction Industry ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Environmental Policies ,
Neighborhood Revitalization ,
Redevelopment ,
Renewable Energy ,
Urban Planning & Development
The United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously in National Association of Manufacturers v. Department of Defense that legal challenges to an Obama Administration regulation defining “waters of the United States” (WOTUS)...more
On January 22, 2018, the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously in National Association of Manufacturers v. Department of Defense that legal challenges to an Obama Administration regulation defining “waters of the...more
1/24/2018
/ Clean Water Act ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Inland Waterways ,
Jurisdictional Determination (JD) ,
Manufacturers ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 404 ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Water ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
With the Trump administration in full gear, hopes are high the new president and Congress will enact legislation supporting and expanding investment in U.S. infrastructure. While the two political parties may disagree on the...more
4/19/2017
/ Desalination ,
Drinking Water ,
Drought ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Surface Transportation ,
Trump Administration ,
Wastewater ,
Water ,
WIFIA
During the Obama administration, in particular after the 2010 mid-term elections in which Democrats lost their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, legislative gridlock became standard operating procedure in...more