The federal Highway Trust Fund — the transportation fund that distributes federal gas tax revenue to the states for road construction, mass transit and underground fuel storage tank maintenance — was set to experience a shortfall by the end of August. READ MORE
Every year 38,212 pounds of new minerals must be provided for every person in the United States to make the things we use every day. Remember, if it can't be grown, it must be mined. LEARN MORE
Leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released a bipartisan, six-year surface transportation bill May 12 that would maintain spending on federal-aid highways at current levels plus inflation. The $252 billion bill would authorize new spending on freight programs, add award grants for states’ best practices that save time and costs, and maintain [...]