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EPA issues proposed rule to replace 2015 WOTUS rule
The EPA and the Army announced a proposed replacement for the 2015 WOTUS Rule that offers a definition of “waters of the United States." Get details here.
December 12, 2018
Roadbuilding
ARTBA hails high court ruling in Clean Water Act turf dispute
In a decision hailed by the transportation construction industry, the U.S. Supreme Court this week ruled that disputes over the Clean Water Act must be heard by federal district courts instead of appellate courts. In their unanimous decision January 22, the justices agreed with the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and its litigation […]
January 25, 2018
Roadbuilding
Senate passes bill to block EPA’s controversial clean water rule
The U.S. Senate has voted to block the implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Waters of the United States rule, according to The Hill. However, the vote doesn’t mean those in the construction and aggregates industries who opposed the rule can rest easily quite yet. The bill was blocked with a Congressional Review Act resolution, which passed 53-44. […]
November 4, 2015
Roadbuilding
Missouri DOT to pay fine, implement statewide compliance program to settle stormwater violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will pay a $750,000 fine and enact a compliance program as part of a consent decree to settle alleged Clean Water Act violations connected to two road building projects. In 2010 and 2011 officials with EPA’s Region 7 inspected construction sites at […]
April 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
Hawaii DOT to pay over $1 million for stormwater violations
The Hawaii Department of Transportation will pay a $1.2 million penalty for federal Clean Water Act stormwater violations at the Honolulu and Kalaeloa harbors on Oahu. This comes after an inspection in 2008 found trash and chemicals on HDOT land could enter the water through runoff. The $1.2 million in penalties will be divided equally between […]
September 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
AASHTO: Top 10 transportation issues in 2011
With a new majority in the House, a new chairman and many new members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, as well as a changing national economic picture, it is worth asking the question, “What’s ahead for transportation in 2011?” The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has compiled a list […]
December 29, 2010
Business
AASHTO: Top 10 transportation issues in 2011
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has compiled a list of the top 10 transportation issues that loom at the local, state, and federal levels.
December 29, 2010
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