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Infrastructure Projects
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Energy and Utilities
The New Administration Releases An Executive Order and A Series of Memoranda On Energy and Environmental Issues
The Trump administration has issued an Executive Order and a series of memoranda relating to energy and the environment. The goal of the Executive Order–Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals for…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
Trump Issues Executive Order Expediting Infrastructure Projects Approvals
By Peter Glaser, Andrea Wortzel, Rich Pepper
President Trump continues to focus on streamlining government reviews for large scale infrastructure projects. On January 24, he signed an Executive Order (EO) focused on expediting the permitting process for…
The Right Coast
Hummingbird Nest Halts Upgrades On Richmond-San Rafael Bridge « CBS San Francisco
A single Hummingbird nest with an egg is going to cost us a couple of weeks, Rentschler said,Rentschler said he doesn t know how much it will cost.via sanfrancisco.cbslocal.comThere's some…
Construction Law Zone
President Trump’s Inauguration Signals a Potential Increase in Infrastructure Projects
By Robinson+Cole's Construction Group
When then-candidate Donald J. Trump first began making public statements about what would become his infrastructure plan back in August of 2016, observers were uncertain as to what exactly they…
The Nickel Report
President Orders Expedited Review of Infrastructure Projects – Bringing Natural Resource Issues to the Forefront
By Andrew J. Turner, Brian R. Levey
Yesterday President Trump signed several Executive Orders (EOs) and Presidential Memoranda designed to speed environmental permitting and reviews. Among them is an EO to “Expedite Reviews and Approvals for High…
Infrastructure Law Blog
Are P3s the answer to our infrastructure needs? NYT article raises concerns.
This article by Griff Palmer in the NY Times Business Day section examines three P3 projects in the US, and compares the promises with some of the disappointments. The article…
China Law Insight
Plotting the course: Dealing with uncertainty-disputes post-Brexit vote
By King & Wood
By Dorothy Murray and Matthew Wild , and first published in the September 2016 edition of Partnerships Bulletin. Long term, multi-party infrastructure projects can give rise to a number of disputes…
The Right Coast
Why does Obama administration enable bullet-train fiasco? | SanDiegoUnionTribune.com
Wednesday s news that the Obama administration had extended for four years a 2017 deadline to complete a 118-mile section of the state s bullet-train system illustrates the utter failure…
Government and Public Policy
Call for Projects Forthcoming from the Army Corps of Engineers
Today’s post features guest author Julie Minerva. During an appearance before the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Major General Donald “Ed” Jackson, Deputy Commanding General – Civil and Emergency Operations,…
Government and Public Policy
P3 Hub South Returns to Miami
By Albert E. Dotson, Jr., Leah Aaronson
As we gear up for the second annual P3 Hub South conference, needless to say, we are all very excited to explore the future of the region’s P3 industry. Following…