On April 22, the Maine State Senate unanimously confirmed the nomination of Jim Cohen to the board of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA). NNEPRA oversees the day-to-day operations of the Amtrak...more
A proposed high-speed passenger railroad between Dallas and Houston has successfully convinced the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) that it has jurisdiction over the proposed Texas rail line. While STB jurisdiction...more
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Cal. Pub. Res. Code ยง21000 et seq., imposes significant procedural and substantive requirements on private and public projects throughout the state. However, even a state law...more