Matthew Barakat - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed May 18, 2016
Army Studies Arlington National Cemetery Expansion
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) The Army is beginning a yearlong environmental assessment of a proposed 38-acre expansion of Arlington National Cemetery that it hopes will extend the life of the facility by 20 years....
Tue May 17, 2016
Feds Approve Plan to Build Gas Pipeline for Pa. Power Plant
SHAMOKIN DAM, Pa. (AP) Federal officials have signed off on a plan to build a 34-mi. (54.7 km) pipeline through five central Pennsylvania counties that will carry natural gas to a power plant being built along the Susquehanna River....
David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue May 17, 2016
As Deficit Looms, State Transit Director Backs Out of Job
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The man picked to lead New Jersey Transit decided he does not want the job, just days before he was scheduled to start running the nation's third-busiest commuter railroad amid a looming budget deficit....
Tue May 17, 2016
Mayor's Budget Assigns More Than $1.5B for Transportation, Infrastructure
Mayor Bill de Blasio presented New York City's Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17). The FY17 Executive Budget is balanced, totaling $82.2 billion, an increase over the Preliminary Budget of just $0.1 billion....
Mon May 16, 2016
City Official: Company Withdraws From Pipeline Project
WARRENTON, Ore. (AP) An energy company that wanted to export liquefied natural gas from the northwest Oregon coast will withdraw from the $6 billion terminal and pipeline project, city officials in Warrenton said....
Mon May 16, 2016
Feds Eye 4,000-Well Drilling Project Across Uinta Basin
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Federal land managers are eying a major oil and gas drilling project that would cross the heart of the Uinta Basin, covering three unincorporated towns and several rivers and reservoirs....
Mon May 16, 2016
Voters Will Have Say on Sales Tax in Nov.
By Chuck HarveyCEG CORRESPONDENTThe Sacramento Transportation Authority will seek voter approval of a half-cent transportation sales tax in November to cover $3.6 billion in highway, bridge, rail and road maintenance projects within Sacramento County over the next 30 years....
Mon May 16, 2016
Colo. Supreme Court Strikes Down Two Fracking Bans
DENVER (AP) The Colorado Supreme Court struck down attempts by two cities to ban or delay fracking, a major victory for the oil and gas industry. The court ruled that a ban on fracking in Longmont and a five-year moratorium in Fort Collins are invalid because they conflict with state law....
Chuck Harvey - Fri May 13, 2016
STA Seeks Voter Approval for Transportation Sales Tax on November Ballot
The Sacramento Transportation Authority will seek voter approval of a half-cent transportation sales tax in November to cover $3.6 billion in highway, bridge, rail and road maintenance projects within Sacramento County over the next 30 years....
Fri May 13, 2016
Bullock Launches Infrastructure Funding Plan to Build Montana, Create Jobs, Grow Economy
Gov. Steve Bullock launched his plan to fund millions of dollars of infrastructure needs across Montana and create thousands of good-paying jobs now and for future generations of Montanans. “My number one priority moving into the 2017 legislative session is once again to invest in infrastructure across the state, and I am calling on every legislator that comes to Helena in January to put Montana jobs over Montana politics and get this done,” said Bullock, speaking at a press conference in Billings....
