The Supreme Court is lifting a restriction on the Trump administration, allowing for widespread workforce reductions at the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). The high court’s unsigned order on Monday will overrule a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the administration from implementing widespread layoffs across the DOE. The preliminary injunction, issued in May by a federal […]
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has awarded two grants, totaling $100 million, to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Silicon Valley Phase II (BSVII) project. Supporting the project, CTC approved $25 million from the 2025 Local Partnership Competitive Program, which supports projects that address mobility and transportation […]
The Department of the Interior (DOI) has proposed updates to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil and gas regulations that would relax rules that currently prohibit developers with federal leases from using the same equipment to mix and produce oil and gas from different leases. The changes would allow companies to commingle output, or combine […]
The California Transportation Commission unanimously approved $73 million in funding for the State Route 37 Corridor project, seeking to find solutions to traffic congestion, periodic flooding and rising sea levels along Highway 37. The funding comes as part of Senate Bill 1 and will be used alongside a previously secured $153 million for the project’s […]
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) has awarded $49.7 million to provide critical disaster recovery support for infrastructure, targeting roadway, drainage, sewer and wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) improvement projects. Delivered through the Disaster Recovery Reallocation Program, nine cities will receive funding to help rebuild communities following disasters caused by extreme weather. The following are a […]
The rise of artificial intelligence-driven data centers and advanced manufacturing has skyrocketed energy demands, threatening domestic energy security as current generators and stalled additions of baseload power sources fail to meet capacity, according to a new Department of Energy (DOE) report. The department determined that continued retirement of fossil fuel-based power sources and inability to […]
California is investing big in transportation with a $1.5 billion funding round for numerous projects across the state. The investment is intended to reduce congestion, enhance travel safety and improve freight and rail system efficiency. The projects, which have total costs exceeding $17 billion, are expected to create more than 227,000 jobs statewide. This is […]