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Long-Awaited Senate Deal to Speed Permitting Faces Familiar Hurdles

The so-called “lame duck” session of Congress after November’s midterm elections could be momentous for clean energy as lawmakers are set to consider a long-sought bipartisan deal to speed permitting of large energy and infrastructure projects. Clean energy advocates and policy experts view the bill as a rare opportunity to deal with a major clean […]

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Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration Border Wall in Texas' Big Bend RegionWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court in Texas on Friday issued a ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state's Big Bend region.

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Judge halts border wall construction in Texas' Big Bend region for nowA federal court in Texas on Friday issued a ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state's Big Bend region, in a victory for opponents who have pushed back against what has long been a key campaign promise by President Donald Trump.

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Long-overdue N.J. train station project just got a $500K boostA $500,000 federal grant will fund security upgrades at the future train station, part of a $112.5 million project to restore passenger rail service to the area by 2031.

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I-295 will be repaved between Portland and TopshamA $28M federal grant will help pay to resurface and improve drainage on the northbound and southbound lanes of a 22-mile section of the highway, officials said.

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Guest Column: Don’t abandon City Hall; refurbish itThree mayors in a row proposed moving New Orleans’ City Hall, which is nearly 70 years old and clearly a bit run down. Current Mayor Helena Moreno, though, has the better idea: Keep the existing building, but renovate and refurbish it. Its current location is very good, and its structure is sound.

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California airport demolishing 59-year-old air traffic control towerThe California airport announced the Federal Aviation Administration has issued a contract for construction of the new tower starting next summer.

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Federal Judge Pauses Trump's Border Infrastructure Project in Big Bend National ParkUnited States District Judge Kathleen Cardone issued an emergency injunction blocking the Trump administration from continuing work to construct vehicle barriers, patrol roads, and accompanying lighting in the West Texas Big Bend Sector. The ruling, handed down in El Paso on Friday, also halts any construction or ground disturbance within Big Bend…

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Mount Clemens approves water and sewer rate increase to fund infrastructure transitionThe Mount Clemens City Commission approved new retail water and sewer rates Monday that will increase the average residential customer’s monthly bill by 42 cents.

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Infrastructure gaps, high financing costs snag oil and gas - FGEkpo said the Federal Government was committed to creating an enabling environment for private sector investment across the petroleum value chain.

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Federal court temporarily blocks Trump administration border wall in Texas' Big Bend regionThe news marks a major win for landowners, businesses and environmentalists in the region who have united to oppose the planned infrastructure projects.

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