EPW Explores the Potential for Bipartisanship on Permitting Reform January 30, 2026 | Rebecca Higgins January 30, 2026 - A bipartisan Senate EPW hearing highlighted broad agreement on the need for permitting reform, but lingering...
Looking Down the Tracks: A Case for More Predictable Intercity Passenger Rail Funding January 27, 2026 | Rebecca Higgins January 27, 2026 - As the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s advance appropriations expire in 2026, Congress faces a critical...
House Passes SPEED Act, Sharpening Permitting Divide December 19, 2025 | Rebecca Higgins December 19, 2025 - The House passed the SPEED Act largely along party lines, advancing NEPA changes to speed permitting...
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...
