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To the Finish Line: Ten Ways the New Senate Permitting Bill is a Boon for Energy Infrastructure
On September 30, 2026, a bipartisan group of senators introduced the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026, a …
GovCon & Trade
D.C. Circuit Upholds FRA Buy America Waiver for Brightline West High-Speed Rail Project
By Todd Overman
Key Takeaways Buy America waivers can turn on current domestic availability. The D.C. Circuit upheld FRA’s focus on whether compliant trains were being produced domestically at the time of the…
Turtle Talk
Quinault Nation Went from Lacking Broadband Access to Building the Pacific NW’s New Landing Point for Transpacific Internet Cables
Roughly one-third of the Quinault Reservation lacks internet access at home. The remaining two-thirds have service below the FCC’s minimum broadband standard. Now Quinault is building infrastructure that one of…
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
NYC’s Aging Subway Infrastructure Raises Safety Concerns for Workers and Riders
A recent fire aboard an MTA maintenance train that injured 14 transit workers and firefighters has renewed concerns about the condition of New York City’s aging subway system. While investigators…
Turtle Talk
Building Tribal Justice: The Physical Infrastructure of Tribal Sovereignty
For decades, the Supreme Court has treated Tribal jurisdiction as a problem requiring limitation rather than governmental authority requiring respect. The Tribal Justice construction projects below make visible something federal…
Infra Insight Blog
Navigating Infrastructure Delivery through Financing Headwinds
By Josh Burke
As the federal debt grows and bond yields rise, public owners may need to reevaluate their approach to financing and delivering essential infrastructure projects. Over the past few weeks, the…
SCC Blog
From building infrastructure to building trust: CJI Surya Kant emphasises Rule of Law in infrastructure delivery
Addressing the FIDIC Global Infrastructure Conference, 2026 on 14 September 2026 in New Delhi on the theme “The Rule of Law and the Architecture of Infrastructure Delivery”, Justice Surya Kant,…
Duane Morris Vietnam
Anwalt in Vietnam Dr. Oliver Massmann – VIETNAM SCHLÄGT EIN NEUES KAPITEL AUF: EINE WEGWEISENDE PARLAMENTSENTSCHEIDUNG ERÖFFNET DIE NÄCHSTE PHASE DER KERNENERGIEENTWICKLUNG IN NINH THUẬN 2
Vietnam hat einen der bedeutendsten rechtlichen und institutionellen Schritte seit der Entscheidung zur Wiederaufnahme seines Kernenergieprogramms unternommen.Am 24. August 2026 hat die Nationalversammlung offiziell die Aufteilung des Kernkraftprojekts Ninh Thuận…
Duane Morris Vietnam
VIETNAM UNLOCKS NINH THUAN 2: A LANDMARK PARLIAMENTARY DECISION OPENS THE NEXT CHAPTER OF NUCLEAR POWER
By Dr. Oliver MassmannVietnam has taken one of the most consequential legal and institutional steps since deciding to revive its nuclear power programme.On 24 August 2026, the National Assembly formally…
The Levee Was Dry
Beyond the Floodplain: The Levee Was Dry Expands Its Focus
Friends and Colleagues, Since its launch, The Levee Was Dry has served as a forum for commentary on flood risk and floodplain management. As the legal and policy issues shaping…