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Admin August 05, 2025
On Thursday, July 31, NEFI attended the Senate Appropriations Committee's markup hearing on two of the annual fiscal budget bills, Defense and Labor-Health and Human Services (Labor-HHS). The Labor-HHS bill is particularly relevant to NEFI and its members, as it includes funding for the Low In...
Admin August 05, 2025
The Department of Energy has published a notice seeking public comment on the draft r...
Admin August 05, 2025
On Wednesday, July 30, NEFI testified before the U.S. EPA during its public listening session on proposed reforms to Section 401. These changes would make it more difficult for states to deny permits and prevent natural gas pipeline construction. In our testimony, we made clear that today's he...
Admin August 05, 2025
Late week, President Donald Trump announced he would impose tough new tariffs on nearly all countries following expiry of his August 1 deadline to negotiate trade agreements. While some countries reached agreements to limit tariff increases, others face higher rates, although some countries have b...
Admin August 05, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency has published a proposal to reconsider the agency...
Admin August 05, 2025
Both chambers of Congress are now in their annual summer recess. They will reconvene on Tuesday, September 2. Last Friday, the Senate passed its first package of fiscal 2026 spending bills. The "minibus" bill combines the Military Construction-VA (...
Admin July 31, 2025
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have ...
Admin July 31, 2025
According to an article in Overdrive, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has been made...
Admin July 31, 2025
President Trump has given countries until August 1 to reach trade deals or face the increased tariffs originally announced on Liberation Day in April, creating uncertainty for NEFI members, particularly those located in Canada or that do business across the border. On Friday, President T...
Admin July 31, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering the conclusions in its 2009 finding&n...
Admin July 22, 2025
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R. 1), includes expiration dates for many of the tax credits and incentives offered under...
Admin July 22, 2025
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a waiver allowing interstate commercial driver’s license holders,...
Admin July 22, 2025
In May, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued an Internal Agency Enforcement Policy to implement the English...
Admin July 22, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced an employee reduction in force and a reorganization that is expected to save...
Admin July 22, 2025
This week, the House is set to consider a broad array of legislation, spanning veterans’ affairs, postal reform, natural...