Trump Adminsitration

Hiking Trail

The 'Great American Outdoors Act' Signed Into Law

By signing this new law into effect, President Trump seems ot have departed from his administration's previous actions on public lands.

August 5, 2020 - The Mercury News

Elaine Chao

Kentucky Gets 25% of the Transportation Secretary's Time

When it comes to grants, one state has the attention of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao above all others.

October 10, 2019 - Politico

Freeway Interchange

A Call for a New Approach to Federal Transportation Policy

According to this blog post, federal transportation policies are misdirected, inconsistent, and destructive. A comprehensive overhaul of federal transportation policy is necessary.

May 29, 2019 - Transportation for America

Mission Street Bus Lane San Francisco

Investing in a more Sustainable Infrastructure

Congress needs to do more than fund the status quo in its next infrastructure bill, whenever that long-promised bill becomes a reality.

May 23, 2019 - Streetsblog USA

Desert Rain

And Now, Some Good News for the Environment

It's not all gloom and doom for the environment.

May 17, 2019 - Outside

New Mexico Backcountry

Former Oil and Gas Lobbyist Nominated to Run Interior Department

President Trump has finally acted to fill the seat vacated by former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.

February 5, 2019 - Associated Press via Daily Herald

Tent City Bay Area

Report: Homelessness on the Rise in the United States, Again

A new federal report finds a few reasons for optimism in a nationwide homeless count, but the numbers of homeless in the United States have grown for the second year in a row.

December 23, 2018 - The New York Times

Seattle Light Rail Construction

The Federal Transit Administration Holding Transit Dollars, Putting Projects at Risk

The federal government approved $1.4 billion in funding for public transit projects as part of the omnibus spending bill signed by President Trump in March. The Federal Transit Administration still hasn't sent the money to local officials.

August 16, 2018 - CityLab

Alternative Transportation

Tariffs Could Visit the E-Bike Market

Manufacturers of electric bicycles, also known as pedal-assisted bikes and e-bikes, could be next on the Trump Administration's list for tariffs.

July 26, 2018 - Streetsblog USA

Oil

5 Industries That Made the Most of Pruitt While He Lasted

Umair Irfan provides a post-mortem, of sorts, on the tenure of Scott Pruitt at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

July 16, 2018 - Vox

Desert Farm

Trump Administration Would Slash 22 Percent of Farm Bill's Conservation Funding

The Farm Bill is one of the federal government's biggest, most controversial (yet still intractable) bills. The Trump Administration has plans for change.

April 10, 2018 - Crosscut

Capitol

Omnibus Spending Bill Expands Low Income Housing Tax Credit

Missed among the coverage of the federal Omnibus Bill on Friday of last week: a long-awaited expansion of the Low Income Tax Credit.

March 27, 2018 - Globe St.

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