People: Gulf Coast Reconstruction Czar Steps Down - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Donald E. Powell, the White House’s point man in the effort to rebuild the Gulf Coast after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, said on Feb. 29 that he is leaving his post. Powell had been federal coordinat
Publication Date: 05 March , 2008
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EPA: Work Halted on Effluent-Limit Rule - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Environmental Protection Agency has discontinued work on effluent guidelines for drinking-water treatment plants, EPA officials say. In 2004 EPA said it intended to develop limits on amounts of treatme
Publication Date: 27 February , 2008
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Funding: Bush Cool Toward More Infrastructure Aid - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Some governors are pushing for increased federal infrastructure funding in a possible new economic stimulus plan, but President Bush is not warm to the idea. In a Feb. 25 White House meeting, some governor
Publication Date: 27 February , 2008
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House Again Takes Up Energy Tax Breaks - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The House at press time was poised to vote on an $18.2-billion package of tax breaks aimed at promoting energy efficiency and renewable power, such as wind and solar. The bill, which has new incentives and
Publication Date: 27 February , 2008
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Labor: Carpenters, LIUNA Abstain From Obama Endorsement - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Change To Win coalition, which includes seven labor unions, endorsed presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Feb. 21, but two unions, the carpenters and laborers, abstained. The Laborers&r
Publication Date: 27 February , 2008
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Aviation: 4-Month Extension Passes, With AIP Authority - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Congress has approved a four-month bill that would avert Federal Aviation Administration layoffs and also let the agency resume approving new Airport Improvement Program construction grants.
Publication Date: 20 February , 2008
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Candidates Outline Infrastructure Proposals - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Publication Date: 20 February , 2008
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Corps: Fiscal 2009 Budget Proposal Criticized - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Industry groups aren’t happy about President Bush’s proposed fiscal 2009 budget for the Army Corps of Engineers’ civil works program. The $4.7-billion request is down 15% from this year&r
Publication Date: 20 February , 2008
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People: Senators From New Jersey Block FAA Nominee - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
New Jersey Senators Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, both Democrats, have put a “hold” on Robert Sturgell, President Bush’s pick to head the Federal Aviation Administration. Sturgell
Publication Date: 20 February , 2008
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Clean Air: Court Rejects EPA’s Mercury Regulation - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Publication Date: 13 February , 2008
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DOT: Appropriator Critiques ’09 Budget- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
House transportation appropriations subcommittee Chairman John W. Olver (D-Mass.) gave Transpor tation Secretary Mary E. Peters a cordial reception at a Feb. 7 hearing on the department’s 2009 budget
Publication Date: 13 February , 2008
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House Passes Four-Month FAA Extension - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Publication Date: 13 February , 2008
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NLRB: Nominees’ Confirmation Prospects Unclear - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
President Bush’s picks to fill three National Labor Relations Board slots remain stalled in the Senate. The AFL-CIO opposes nominees Robert Bat tista, a former NLRB chairman, and Gerard Morales, a pa
Publication Date: 13 February , 2008
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Congress Weighs Competing Stimulus Bills - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
There is bipartisan backing in Congress for an economic stimulus package, but the plan’s size and shape is not clear. The House on Jan. 29 approved a $146-billion stimulus bill, which President Bush
Publication Date: 30 January , 2008
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Ergonomics: Industry Groups Appeal New ANSI Standard - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Several construction groups, including the Associated General Contractors, Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) and Associated Builders and Contractors, are appealing an American National S
Publication Date: 30 January , 2008
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Iraq: IG Criticizes Parsons’ Work - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
A new report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, Stuart W. Bowen Jr., says there were widespread problems on Parsons Corp. projects in Iraq worth $365 million. Although earlier repo
Publication Date: 30 January , 2008
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Transport Panel Report Praised, Criticized - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
After 22 months of deliberations, the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission report is out, with much of the attention zeroing in on its call for a big boost in the federal mot
Publication Date: 16 January , 2008
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Clean Air: California Sues EPA Over Vehicle Emissions - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The state of California has filed a lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to block it from enacting tough tailpipe-emission requirements for cars, SUVs and light trucks.
Publication Date: 09 January , 2008
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Short-Handed, NLRB Will Delay Major Rulings - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
When the National Labor Relations Board is at full strength, it has five members. Now it’s down to just two. With Senate Democrats blocking White House appointments, those open slots won’t be f
Publication Date: 09 January , 2008
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Congress: Debate on Minimum Tax ‘Fix’ Nears Climax - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Pressure is mounting on the House to pass a bill that would would prevent widening the scope of the alternative minimum tax and also be acceptable to the White House. Without a legislative “patch&rdq
Publication Date: 19 December , 2007
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Energy: House Clears Green Bill, Minus Tax Provisions - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The House passed a major energy bill that emphasizes conservation after the Senate made the bill more palatable to Republicans. The House’s 314-100 vote on Dec. 18 sends the bill to President Bush, w
Publication Date: 19 December , 2007
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Spending Bill Hikes Roads, DOD, Little Else - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
After battling with President Bush for weeks over federal spending, congressional Democrats pared an earlier proposal and produced a $515.7-billion fiscal 2008 funding package for non-Defense agencies. The
Publication Date: 19 December , 2007
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Immigration: Justice Dept. Appeals ‘No Match’ Injunction - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Justice Dept. on Dec. 4 filed an appeal of an October court ruling that blocked a “no-match” immigration regulation. The Dept. of Homeland Security rule would require employers to terminate
Publication Date: 12 December , 2007
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Insurance: House to Vote on Terrorism Coverage Extension - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The House was nearing a vote at press time on a seven-year extension of the federal terrorism insurance program. The seven-year term is a big change from the 15-year extension the House approved in Septemb
Publication Date: 12 December , 2007
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Senate Leaders Revising House Energy Bill - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Publication Date: 12 December , 2007
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OSHA: Long-Awaited Confined-Space Proposal Is Issued - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Industry and labor groups are cheering the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s newly proposed confined-space standard for construction. OSHA revised its confined-space standard for genera
Publication Date: 05 December , 2007
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Transportation Panel’s Report Expected Soon - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
When transportation officials get together these days, worrisome questions are in the air. How can a 2009 Highway Trust Fund shortfall be fixed? Should the gas tax be replaced as a prime financing source?
Publication Date: 05 December , 2007
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Wetlands: Comment Period Extended for Rapanos Guidance - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers said on Nov. 28 that they will extend until Jan. 21 the comment period on their guidance document dealing with wetlands jurisdiction followin
Publication Date: 05 December , 2007
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Pelosi Sees Movement in Energy-Bill Talks - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Congress may be stepping up its slow pace on legislation to spur energy efficiency and use of renewable power sources. The Senate passed an energy measure in June, and the House approved its version in Aug
Publication Date: 28 November , 2007
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OSHA: Rule Requires Employers To Pay All Protective-Gear Costs - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Employers will be required to pay for virtually all personal protective equipment currently mandated by Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards under a final rule the agency published on No
Publication Date: 21 November , 2007
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Supreme Court: Date Set for Arguments In LNG Plant-Site Case - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Oral arguments before the Supreme Court are scheduled for Nov. 27 on a dispute dating from Colonial times that is blocking the siting of a liquefied natural-gas terminal. At issue in the case is New Jersey
Publication Date: 21 November , 2007
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Terrorism Insurance Bills Head to Conference - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Legislation to continue the soon-to-expire federal terrorism insurance "backstop" program is advancing on Capitol Hill. With Senate passage on Nov. 16 of a seven-year extension, the measure will next go t
Publication Date: 21 November , 2007
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AMT ‘Patch’ Faces Uncertain Future in Senate
There is bipartisan support in Congress for ensuring that more taxpayers aren’t hit with the alternative minimum tax (AMT) in 2007. Democrats pushed a bill through the House on Nov. 9 that would shie
Publication Date: 14 November , 2007
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Clean Air: House Panel Questions Coal-Plant Permit - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson faced tough questioning Nov. 8 at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing. Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) critici
Publication Date: 14 November , 2007
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Spending: Conferees Hike Highway Aid, Add Bridge Funds - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
House and Senate appropriators have agreed to boost highway spending to a record level in fiscal 2008 and have added $1 billion for deficient bridges across the country, plus $195 million to replace the Mi
Publication Date: 14 November , 2007
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Clean Air: Measure to Cap CO2 Advances in Senate - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
A bill to require the electric power, industrial and transportation fuel sectors to cut greenhouse gas emissions has cleared its first Senate hurdle, but narrowly. A subcommittee on Nov. 1 approved the bil
Publication Date: 07 November , 2007
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House Panel Clears Pared-Back Bridge Bill - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Publication Date: 07 November , 2007
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Nuclear: Yucca Mountain Plan Praised, Criticized - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Defenders and foes of the Dept. of Energy’s planned nuclear waste repository under Nevada’s Yucca Mountain continue their debate. Edward F. Sproat III, head of DOE’s office of civilian wa
Publication Date: 07 November , 2007
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Embassies: Rice Calls for Review of First Kuwaiti's Work - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The State Dept. is reviewing contracts it awarded that involve First Kuwaiti Trading and Contracting, which has a $592-million contract on a new U.S. embassy under way in Baghdad. The company is a subcontr
Publication Date: 31 October , 2007
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Iraq Auditor Says Dam Risk Mitigation Stalls - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
A report released on Oct. 30 by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction lambastes U.S. Dept. of State reconstruction officials and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Gulf Regional Divisi
Publication Date: 31 October , 2007
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Senate Panel Clears 7-Year Terrorism Insurance Extension - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Publication Date: 24 October , 2007
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Clean Air: Senate Focus Turns To Lieberman-Warner Greenhouse-Gas Bill - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Debate soon will intensify in the Senate on a bill that would cut industrial greenhouse gas emissions by 70% below 2005 levels by 2050. The proposal, introduced on Oct. 18 by global warming subcommittee Ch
Publication Date: 24 October , 2007
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Spending: Bush’s War Funding Request Includes $1.5 Billion for DOD Construction - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
President Bush’s latest request for additional defense funding, totaling $45.9 billion, is primarily for the war in Iraq. But it does include $1.5 billion for Dept. of Defense construction, mostly fo
Publication Date: 24 October , 2007
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Contracts: House Approves One-Year Delay in 3% Withholding Requirement - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Opponents of a statutory mandate that agencies withhold 3% of the value of contracts they award are hopeful that House passage on Oct. 10 of a one-year delay of the requirement injects new life into their
Publication Date: 17 October , 2007
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Judge Blocks 'No Match' Immigration Rule - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Business groups, including construction organizations and labor unions, are cheering a judge’s ruling barring the federal government from moving forward with tough new immigration regulations. They s
Publication Date: 17 October , 2007
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NLRB Ruling Favors Contractor Over Unions - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
In what may be the final chapter in a construction case that started 20 years ago, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled in favor of contractor BE&K Construction Co. and against organized labor.
Publication Date: 10 October , 2007
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Contracting: House To Vote on Delaying 3% Withholding - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The House was poised to vote at ENR press time on a bill to delay for one year a requirement that government agencies withhold 3% of the value of contracts they award. The provision would put off the 3% wi
Publication Date: 10 October , 2007
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OSHA: Lead Rule Should Be Retained - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says that the lead-in-construction standard that it implemented in 1993 has reduced construction workers’ blood-lead levels without causing economic
Publication Date: 10 October , 2007
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Climate: Bush’s Remarks Criticized - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Environmental groups and some lawmakers say that President Bush did not go far enough in calling for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions at a Sept. 28 international climate summit in Washington, D.C. Al
Publication Date: 03 October , 2007
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Proposed Federal Transit Rule Stirs Criticism - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
A Federal Transit Administration proposal to change its standards for evaluating new projects has sparked an outcry from transit agencies and lawmakers on Capitol Hill. They contend FTA didn’t follow
Publication Date: 03 October , 2007
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Spending: Stopgap Measure Provides Temporary Fix - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
With none of the fiscal year 2008 appropriations bills enacted yet, President Bush signed a stopgap measure on Sept. 29 that will keep federal programs operating for the first seven weeks of the new fiscal
Publication Date: 03 October , 2007
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Federal Judge Extends Block On No Match Rule, Temporarily - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
A federal judge Oct. 1 extended an order temporarily blocking the government from implementing the new Dept. of Homeland Security's "no-match" rule for another 10 days. Judge Charles R. Breyer from the U.S
Publication Date: 02 October , 2007
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House Passes FAA Bill, But Outlook Is Cloudy - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Legislation to authorize increased funds for airport construction grants and other Federal Aviation Administration programs has cleared the House, but hurdles remain. The Senate hasn’t finished its v
Publication Date: 26 September, 2007
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Clean Water: Senate SRF Bill Awaited - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Industry officials are hopeful legislation will be introduced soon in the Senate to reauthorize the state revolving fund program for clean-water infrastructure projects. Although the House approv
Publication Date: 26 September, 2007
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Insurance: House Clears Terrorism Coverage Extension - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The House has passed a 15-year extension for the federal backstop for terrorism-related insurance claims. The bill drew praise from industry but a veto warning from the White House. With the House&rsq
Publication Date: 26 September, 2007
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Highway, Transit Programs Look Like Winners- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
One of the major construction appropriations bills for 2008,the measure funding Dept. of Transportation programs, is moving closer to final approval. Increases are all but assured for highway and transit p
Publication Date: 19 September, 2007
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Superfund: Dingell Urges More Funding for Site Cleanup - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
In a sternly worded letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) said on Sept. 12 that the slowdown in finish
Publication Date: 19 September, 2007
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Insurance: Terrorism Coverage Extension Faces Veto Threat - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The White House has threatened a veto over a bill heading to the House floor that would extend for 15 years the federal “backstop” coverage for terrorism-related insurance claims. The Office of
Publication Date: 19 September, 2007
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Hurdles Ahead for Senate Bridge Aid Hike- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
In response to the Aug. 1 Minneapolis bridge collapse, the Senate has voted to add $1 billion for bridge improvements to a 2008 Dept. of Transportation spending bill. In the House, Transportation and Infra
Publication Date: 12 September, 2007
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Spending: Senate OKs Hike for DOD, VA Construction - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a measure that would provide a sizable boost in fiscal 2008 Dept. of Defense construction and Veterans Affairs spending. The $109.2-billion bill, which the Senate pas
Publication Date: 12 September, 2007
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