Making Roads Safer
Representative Bill Shuster disagrees with an editorial criticizing a transportation bill.
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The steel industry doesn’t have much to cheer about these days. Some recent news items tell the tale, says Tom Balcerek.
The Oil Big Five: Already looking at changes for 2016 and beyond
We're speeding toward the end of 2015, which means that The Oil Big Five is increasingly focused on topics that could shape the global oil industry into 2016 and beyond.
Corporation to Oversee New Hudson Rail Tunnel, With U.S. and Amtrak Financing Half
Under the agreement, New York and New Jersey will split the other half of the project’s costs, which could total $20 billion.
As total U.S. crude oil imports fall, Canada's import supply share rises
(Thu, 12 Nov 2015) Although overall U.S. crude oil imports have been declining since 2005, crude oil imports from Canada have been increasing. As of August, Canada provided 45% of all crude oil imports to the United States, almost three times as much as all Persian Gulf countries combined.
Company scandals: First diesel engine emissions, now aluminum extrusions strength
The aluminum business could now be rocked by a scandal much closer to home.
Estimating the Effects of Selected Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to Trade on U.S.-EU Agricultural Trade
This study investigates the effects of non-tariff measures (NTM)—specifically, sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade—on agricultural trade between the United States and the European Union (EU). Along with tariff reduction, the removal of NTMs has emerged as a key focus of negotiations in the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
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Rainy days and airlines — there's probably a song here
Jet fuel may be half the price it was a year ago, but airlines used to so many sad-song years aren’t taking anything for granted.
Crumbling Infrastructure: Rebuild at Home
A reader suggests that priorities at home should trump foreign adventures.
Before recent transfer, Highway Trust Fund had reached its lowest level in years
(Tue, 10 Nov 2015) Earlier this year, the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) reached its lowest level in decades, ending July at $6.1 billion dollars. A congressionally approved transfer of more than $8 billion boosted the fund's balance to end the fiscal year (September 30) at $12 billion, but that is still the second-lowest year-end level since 1984.