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Builds and operates the Brandon Road barrier
Work is resuming on the $1.15 billion Brandon Road barrier after President Donald Trump lifted a stop-work order on September 3. The reversal followed a direct phone call from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who warned that juvenile silver carp had been found 80 miles from Lake Michigan.
Updated 6 days ago
Co-issuer of the supplemental WOTUS notice
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opened a second public comment period Friday on a rule that would sharply narrow which wetlands the Clean Water Act protects. The supplemental notice comes nearly a year after the agency's first proposal, which drew more than 220,000 comments.
Updated 7 days ago
Granted the construction permit after four-plus years of review
The biggest container ships in the world cannot reach the Port of New Orleans; the Crescent City Connection bridge is too low for vessels hauling 24,000 boxes. The answer is a brand-new port built 17 miles downriver where they can dock, and this week it cleared its biggest hurdle.
Updated Aug 26
Controls key water and wetlands permits affecting many renewables on private land
Trump promised to "unleash American energy." A federal judge disagreed: in April 2026, Chief Judge Denise Casper blocked five Interior Department policies that had frozen wind and solar permits nationwide, including Secretary Doug Burgum's rule requiring his personal sign-off on every renewable decision.
Updated Aug 8
Recipient of the bill's project authorizations
Almost every U.S. water utility that upgrades a pipe or a treatment plant borrows from a state loan fund seeded with federal money. On July 15, a Senate committee advanced the bill that sets how much flows into those funds through 2030.
Updated Jul 15
Recommended the project to Congress
Ships have called at the Port of Gulfport through a 36-foot channel for decades. On June 9, 2026, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recommended digging it 10 feet deeper, the last technical step before Congress can authorize the work.
Updated Jun 9
Likely permitting and concurrence role for water impacts under NEPA timeline
After a decade of debate, Maryland picked a specific build option to replace the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The Maryland Transportation Authority Board approved "Alternative C," an eight-lane crossing plan that would build two new four-lane spans and eventually remove the existing bridge spans.
Updated May 15
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