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Admin May 28, 2025
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued an Internal Agency Enforcement Poli...
Admin May 28, 2025
The Senate has passed resolutions of disapproval to rescind waivers previously given to the California Air Resources Board by the Environmental Protection Agency allowing CARB to impose more stringent standards on heavy duty trucks and engines than the federal standards. Last week the Se...
Admin May 28, 2025
By a vote of 215-214, House Republicans narrowly passed their sweeping 1,118-page reconcil...
Admin May 13, 2025
According to CNN and other news sources, the Trump Administration is preparing to eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR...
Admin May 13, 2025
Sixteen states and the District of Columbia have filed suit against the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration over the elimination of $5 billion in funding for electric vehicle charging stations. The suit was filed in federal district court in Seattle, Washington...
Admin May 13, 2025
The Department of Energy is reconsidering a number of loans made from a $400 billion “green bank” late in the Biden Administration. According to ...
Admin May 13, 2025
This week, the House floor will take up a variety of bills, including legislation providing additional support to law enforcement officers, renaming national parks, providing free national park access to veteran families, and enabling the conveyance of federal lands. Treasury Secretary S...
Admin May 13, 2025
A report last week by WCVB5, Boston, detailed how homeowners are feeling left out in the c...
Admin May 06, 2025
President Trump has signed an Executive Order directing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administra...
Admin May 06, 2025
The U.S. House of Representatives had voted to rescind waivers granted by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Biden Administration to the California Air Resources Board for its Advanced Clean Trucks rule and its Omnibus NOx rule. The House-passed resolutions include: · ...
Admin May 06, 2025
This week Congress is considering a series of bills aimed at perceived international rivals in the eastern hemisphere. These include rebuking China for a variety of human rights abuses, such as alleged organ harvesting, human trafficking, and ongoing genocide of the Uighur people. Lawmakers will a...
Admin May 06, 2025
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of the remaining $401.5 million in FY25 LIHEAP funding. These funds represent the final 10% obligated for the FY 2025 budget. NEFI was informed that that the administration brought in a contractor for a limited...
Admin May 06, 2025
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has announced the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued a new Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...
Admin May 01, 2025
The U.S. Department of Commerce has initiated a national security investigation into imports of medium- and heavy-duty trucks and related parts that could ultimately lead to new tariffs or other import restrictions. Launched on April 22 by Commerce Secretary Lutnick, the...
Admin May 01, 2025
The Federal Highway Administration has repealed a final rule that required state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to...