WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is restoring federal regulations guiding environmental reviews of major infrastructure projects such as highways and pipelines that were scaled back by the Trump administration in a bid to fast-track the projects.
April 19, 2022environment
Government, Safety 
A pipeline used to carry crude oil. (Jim Mone/Associated Press)
Biden Restores Broad Review of Infrastructure Projects
A pipeline used to carry crude oil. (Jim Mone/Associated Press) Government 
Dozens of containerships are moored off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 9. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg News)
US House Panel Approves Pipeline Bills After California Oil Spill
Dozens of containerships are moored off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 9. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg News)Legislation designed to enhance the safety of offshore pipelines recently was approved by a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives.
October 18, 2021 Government, Business, Safety 
A grain truck drives past a Keystone pipeline pumping station near Milford, Neb., in January of 2020. Large projects like pipelines and highways will again be subject to environmental review under the White House plan. (Nati Harnik/Associated Press)
White House Restoring Environmental Reviews Trump Nixed
A grain truck drives past a Keystone pipeline pumping station near Milford, Neb., in January of 2020. Large projects like pipelines and highways will again be subject to environmental review under the White House plan. (Nati Harnik/Associated Press)WASHINGTON — In the latest reversal of a Trump-era environmental rollback, President Joe Biden is restoring federal regulations guiding environmental reviews of major infrastructure projects such as highways and pipelines. The reviews were scaled back by the Trump administration in a bid to fast-track the projects.
October 6, 2021 Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel 
A 350 kW electric vehicle charging point at Gridserve's electric forecourt in Braintree, U.K. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg News)
UK Vows to End Sales of New Petrol, Diesel Heavy Vehicles by 2040
A 350 kW electric vehicle charging point at Gridserve's electric forecourt in Braintree, U.K. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg News)The U.K. will end the sale of all new diesel and petrol heavy goods vehicles by 2040 and ultimately decarbonize all modes of domestic transport by 2050, under government plans.
July 14, 2021 Government, Business 
United States President Donald Trump by Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press
Trucking Backs Trump Proposal to Streamline Environmental Reviews for Infrastructure
United States President Donald Trump by Jacquelyn Martin/Associated PressThe trucking industry and other stakeholders are backing a White House proposal to streamline the environmental approval process for infrastructure projects.
January 10, 2020 Government, Business, Safety, TCA 
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Proposal Advances to Deposit Port of Baltimore Dredge Spoils on Chesapeake Bay’s Barren, James Islands
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg NewsA proposal is advancing to deposit dredge spoils from the Port of Baltimore onto two eroding Chesapeake Bay islands.
August 23, 2019 Government 
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FHWA Announces Proposal for Pilot to Eliminate State-Federal Duplication of Environmental Reviews
MoDOT/FlickrFederal regulators have proposed a pilot program intended to eliminate duplication of the environmental review process by allowing up to five states to conduct the reviews for infrastructure projects using state law rather than federal law.
October 11, 2017 Technology, Equipment 
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Southern California Ports Release Proposed Clean Air Action Plan Update
Tim Rue/Bloomberg NewsThe ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., released their proposed 2017 Clean Air Action Plan Update as they prepare ultimately to achieve zero emissions for trucks and terminal equipment.
July 19, 2017 Government
Federal Regulators Release Speed Limiter Environmental Assessment
Federal regulators on Sept. 28 released to the public their draft environmental assessment for a proposed rule requiring that heavy-duty trucks limit their speeds.
September 28, 2016 Business 
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Report Recommends Use of Natural Gas, Trailer Modifications to Meet Fuel Standards
Russ MacNeil for TTEnvironmental regulators should develop a separate standard for natural gas vehicles when they implement the second phase of fuel-efficiency standards for heavy-duty trucks, according to a study released April 3 by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences.
April 3, 2014