House Passes Broad Clean Water Act Changes December 12, 2025 | Rebecca Higgins December 12, 2025 - The House of Representatives has passed a bill making significant reforms in Clean Water Act permitting...
DOT Issues Rule Reversing CAFE Trend Line Away From EVs December 5, 2025 | Rebecca Higgins December 5, 2025 - This week, the Trump Administration released a proposed rule for Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards...
Proposed WOTUS Rule Will Affect Permitting and Flood Protections for Transportation Projects November 21, 2025 | Rebecca Higgins November 21, 2025 - A new EPA-Army Corps proposal would significantly limit which waters qualify as WOTUS, streamlining permitting for...
Legal Back-and-Forth Continues for CDLs November 21, 2025 | Rebecca Higgins November 21, 2025 - A new FMCSA rule dramatically narrows eligibility for non-domiciled CDLs, a change that could force an...
To Reorganize USDOT, Start with the Senate Authorizers November 14, 2025 | Rebecca Higgins November 14, 2025 - Decades of proposals to reorganize USDOT consistently stall not for policy reasons, but because of fragmented...
At Senate Nominations Hearing, Transportation Policy Overshadowed by Partisanship November 7, 2025 | Rebecca Higgins November 7, 2025 - A Senate hearing on transportation policy nominees devolved into an odd partisan spat about one Senator...
All Roads Lead to Halloween October 31, 2025 | Rebecca Higgins October 31, 2025 - From ancient Roman roads to today’s suburban streets, this article explores how transportation has influenced Halloween’s...
Implementing the Deregulatory Agenda October 24, 2025 | Rebecca Higgins October 24, 2025 - A new OMB memorandum outlines procedures for implementing the administration’s deregulatory agenda, creating a distinct process...
Reauthorization Look-Ahead: Determining Funding Totals, Splits, and Program Allocations October 17, 2025 | Rebecca Higgins October 17, 2025 - Right now, behind-the-scenes negotiations on Capitol Hill are trying to set the financial parameters of the...
Administration Creates New Restrictions for Truck and Bus Driver Licensing October 3, 2025 | Rebecca Higgins October 3, 2025 - In accordance with a recent announcement from Secretary Duffy, FMCSA issued an emergency rule limiting non-domiciled...
Truck Tariffs Create Uncertainty Amidst Weakening Demand October 3, 2025 | Rebecca Higgins October 3, 2025 -President Trump announced 25 percent tariffs on heavy trucks, but those tariffs could combine with existing tariffs...
Maritime Decarbonization - US Moves Pale Next to IMO's September 12, 2025 | Rebecca Higgins September 12, 2025 - While Congress considers a small-bore bill to expand biofuel use in marine shipping, the International Maritime Organization...
