Legislative/Regulatory

On January 25, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Rickey Dale “R.D.” James to lead the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the position of Assistant Secretary of the… Read More

As the final implementation date for Subchapter M approaches this coming July, the Coast Guard released another in a series of policy letters. The letters clarify the meaning and definition… Read More

By Deb Calhoun, V. Autumn Pittman and Justin Carlson The Waterways Journal can be counted on to educate the waterways industry about things it may not know about. We take that… Read More

The Huntington Engineer District in cooperation with the Pittsburgh, Louisville and Nashville districts, and the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, prepared an adaptation pilot study to address the effects… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Another stopgap measure to keep the federal government funded and avoid a shutdown again postponed decisions on a number of major spending issues for the remaining eight months of… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Opponents of a provision they warned could kill waterways projects and other infrastructure work across the nation welcomed news that it failed to make it into the version of… Read More

Washington, D.C.—A Republican-led effort to deliver a sweeping tax bill to President Trump’s desk entered a crucial phase as lawmakers prepared to hammer out differences between the House and Senate… Read More

Six months ago President Trump made a pledge to fund a $1 trillion infrastructure program to address our aging infrastructure needs. It remains a hot topic but has taken a… Read More

Washington, D.C.–The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, never really out of the headlines, hit something of a news trifecta complete with its administrator’s move against one contentious regulation, a Supreme Court… Read More