David Klepper and David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon August 24, 2015
NY Gov. Cuomo: Feds Must Pay More for Rail Tunnel
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned federal transportation officials that Amtrak’s entire Northeast corridor could be disrupted and disabled unless Washington invests significant sums in a plan to build new Hudson River rail tunnels....
George M. Walsh - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon August 24, 2015
After 190 Years, N.Y.’s Erie Canal Now Exists as a Costly Relic
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) The Erie Canal was an engineering marvel when it opened in 1825, linking the Hudson River to the Great Lakes and humming with commerce that opened up the West. Long ago eclipsed by railroads and interstates, the waterway has for many years been a historical curiosity that’s seen waning use by recreational and commercial vessels....
David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon August 24, 2015
Amtrak Exec: Train Delays in Tunnel May Become More Common
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) Train delays like the ones caused recently by electrical problems in a century-old Hudson River tunnel could become much more common if a new tunnel isn’t built, an Amtrak executive told New Jersey lawmakers Aug....
Thu August 20, 2015
Utah Approves Mine, With Stipulations
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah state officials have given the go-ahead for a tar sands mine under construction on the eastern flank of the state. They will, however, require the company to do water and air quality monitoring in a move environmentalists are calling a victory....
Thu August 20, 2015
TERP Charges on Non-Road Diesel Equipment to Drop 25 Percent in Texas
New legislation from the 2015 84th Texas Legislative Session will reduce the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) fees on the purchase or lease of non-road equipment, beginning Sept. 1, 2015. The TERP fee reduction will make buying and renting heavy equipment more affordable for all customers....
David A. Lieb - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu August 20, 2015
States Raising Taxes, Fees, Debt to Pay for Road Repairs
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) While Congress remains stalled on a long-term plan for funding highways, state lawmakers and governors aren’t waiting around. Nearly one-third of the states have approved measures this year that could collectively raise billions of dollars through higher fuel taxes, vehicle fees and bonds to repair old bridges and roads and relieve traffic congestion, according to an analysis by The Associated Press....
Teresa Cerojano And Joe Mcdonald - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu August 20, 2015
Asia’s ’Infrastructure Gap’ Threatens to Hamper Growth
MANILA, Philippines (AP) Looking out at bumper-to-bumper Monday morning traffic crawling along the Philippine capital’s main avenue, taxi driver Ranilo Banez shook his head in frustration. Congestion has gotten so bad as the economy grew, he said, that a 6 mi....
Chris Pokornowski - Wed August 19, 2015
Towmaster Joins ’I Make America’ in D.C.
“In April, my employer, Towmaster Inc. based in Litchfield, Minnesota, sent me to Washington D.C., to join my counterparts on the ’I Make America’ advisory committee. I Make America is a campaign started by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) in 2010 as a domestic public policy advocacy platform....
Talli Nauman - NATIVE SUN NEWS HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT EDITOR - Tue August 18, 2015
Is Keystone XL Trampling Sioux Treaty Rights?
While the world waited for South Dakota’s pivotal decision on TransCanada Corp.’s application to renew its Keystone XL tar-sands crude-oil pipeline permit, tribal members capped nine days of hearings Aug....
Mon August 17, 2015
Ohio Implements New Standards for Drillers in State
CANTON (AP) Ohio drillers will now have new state standards to operate under for the construction of horizontal-well pads and access roads. According to the Canton Repository, the rules took effect on July 14 after nearly two years of development....
