EPA Proposes to Leave Ozone Standards Unchanged
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) July 13 announced a proposal to retain the current National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone. The agency noted that the current...
ARTBA Supports Two Clean Air Act Initiatives
By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA ARTBA is supporting two separate U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initiatives regarding the Clean Air Act. One deals with particulate matter; the other on cost-benefit analysis. In June 29 comments, the association...
New Water Protection Rule Takes Effect Nearly Nationwide
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA The Trump administration’s new water protection rule June 22 became the law of the land, except in Colorado. Opponents of the “Navigable Waters Protection Rule” (NWPR) a few days earlier convinced...
Regulatory Roundup – ARTBA Supports Guidance Reform & State NEPA Delegation
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA ARTBA has contacted three federal agencies on matters important to the transportation construction industry. The association supported modifications to the guidance process in June 19 comments to...
Trump Order Aims to Speed Transportation Project Delivery
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA President Donald Trump wants to reduce environmental review delays so transportation improvement projects can help bolster the nation’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. In a June 4...Advertisements:
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