New regulations took effect last month governing the federal environmental review process for highway, public transit and some railroad projects. This update highlights 10 important changes in the new regulations, as well as...more
12/21/2018
/ Construction Project ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Federal Railroad Administration ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
MAP-21 ,
NEPA ,
New Regulations ,
Railways ,
Transportation Industry
The United States Department of Transportation recently released its latest policy statement on automated vehicle technologies, Automated Driving Systems 3.0: Preparing for the Future of Transportation. This new policy...more
Last week, three U.S. Department of Transportation agencies issued requests for comment on ways to update federal regulations and policies to allow for the safe testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles (AVs):
The...more
In an order issued Monday, January 8, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission unanimously terminated the rulemaking proceeding it previously initiated in response to a directive issued last fall by U.S. Department of...more
1/12/2018
/ Coal Industry ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
ISOs ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Power Grid ,
Power Plants ,
Proposed Rules ,
RTO ,
Rulemaking Process