Infrastructure News Updates

New York is offering $300 million for port improvements in a signal of support for an offshore wind industry that’s been battered by the Trump administration. 

Republicans’ plan to fast-track federal approvals of power plants, pipelines and other energy and infrastructure projects passed the House on Dec. 18, sending the measure to the Senate.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has awarded $4.6 million to five port infrastructure projects to help boost the state’s economy. Arkansas boasts 1,000 miles of navigable waterways.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pitched deeper cooperation with the U.S. on energy, including a possible revival of the Keystone XL pipeline, in his meeting with President Donald Trump.

EV Realty’s first public charging facility in San Bernardino, Calif., will be among the projects receiving an influx of cash from the additional funding round.

The Canadian and Mexican leaders committed to coordination ahead of a high-stakes review in 2026 of their trade pact with the U.S. as President Trump’s tariff threats put the accord at risk.

Highway, bridge and public transit investment levels for fiscal 2026 should, at minimum, be carried forward, trade groups told congressional transportation leaders.

Colorado and Virginia recently hiked road use fees, while Hawaii, Georgia, Rhode Island and New Jersey are raising usage fees on EVs.

The Trump administration had frozen the sale of some advanced chips to China earlier this year as trade tensions spiked between the world’s two largest economies.

Environmental permitting policy directives regarding housing, energy infrastructure and surface transportation upgrades are high on the list, according to the EPW chairwoman.