Rebecca Higgins is Eno’s Vice President of Policy. Rebecca’s prior experience includes an appointment in the Biden-Harris Administration at the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, as well as eight years of work in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee where she led the highways reauthorization work for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. She began her work in transportation as a Presidential Management Fellow at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Policy.

Originally from a small town outside of Albany, New York, Rebecca has an undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and a master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown University. She resides in Washington DC with her husband and three children.

Eno Transportation Weekly Articles

House Passes SPEED Act, Sharpening Permitting Divide

December 19, 2025 - The House passed the SPEED Act largely along party lines, advancing NEPA changes to speed permitting while deepening partisan divisions, particularly over offshore wind.

House Passes Broad Clean Water Act Changes

December 12, 2025 - The House of Representatives has passed a bill making significant reforms in Clean Water Act permitting that will affect a significant number of transportation projects.