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U.S. Wins Airbus Tariff Dispute, Retaliates vs Fine Foods, Wines, Whisky
October 04,2019This week, the United States won a 15-year-old dispute with the European Union over subsidies provided by the EU to Airbus in the large...
$43.4B in FY20 Highway Funding Apportioned to States
October 03,2019Fiscal year 2020 began on October 1, and the Federal Highway Administration was required to apportion $43.4 billion in highway contract...
Texas Once Again Triggers 95% Donor State Rule for FY 2020
October 03,2019As part of the FY 2020 highway funding apportionment process this week, it was revealed that, once again, Texas is the only state to...
How State Highway Funding Totals Are Calculated Under the FAST Act
October 02,2019As part of the Eno Center's release of its new paper, Refreshing the Status Quo: Federal Highway Programs and Funding Distribution,...
ETW 20th Anniversary Happy Hour
October 16,2019ETW turns 20 in October! Join us for a special happy hour to celebrate Jeff Davis and 20 years of Eno Transportation Weekly being the...
Refreshing the Status Quo: Federal Highway Programs and Funding Distribution
October 01,2019This year, the federal government gave $45.6 billion in highway “formula” funding to the 50 states and the District of...
House Hearing Looks At Commuter Rail Needs
September 27,2019The House Railroad Subcommittee held a hearing on September 24 to examine the state of commuter rail in America. The hearing heard...
FHWA Repeals 103-Year-Old Regulation That Banned Patented Materials in Construction
September 27,2019This week, the Federal Highway Administration formally lifted a 103-year-old regulation that has banned the use of patented or...
Senate Bill Gives Water Infrastructure Grants $319M Less than House
September 27,2019This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a fiscal 2020 appropriations bill for federal environmental programs that...
Senate FY20 Homeland Funding Bill Cuts TSA Screeners, Coast Guard Procurement
September 27,2019The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday approved a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2020. But...
EPA Threatens to Make California Transfer Highway Funding to Mass Transit Projects
September 27,2019The Environmental Protection Agency on September 23 threatened to start enforcing long-dormant Clean Air Act provisions that would...
Eno Launches Survey to Understand How UAS Regulations Are Working
September 27,2019Eno’s Aviation Working Group has been meeting regularly to discuss ways to integrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the...