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July 23, 2019
Commerce Levies Mexican Rebar Duties, Clears One Biz
The International Trade Administration has found that one Mexican company did not dump steel rebar in the U.S. and another did so by only a slim margin, according to a review set to be published Wednesday in the Federal Register.
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July 22, 2019
NY, NJ Set Up New Commission For Hudson Tunnel, Gateway
A new bi-state commission will oversee the funding that New York and New Jersey anticipate receiving for the Gateway Program, the long-planned set of rail improvement projects that includes a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River, under new legislation signed into law Monday.
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July 22, 2019
DC Circ. Again Denies Enviros' Push For Pipeline Challenge
The full D.C. Circuit on Monday turned down an environmental group's request to reconsider a panel's decision that the organization lacks standing to sue federal regulators over a contentious gas pipeline upgrade project, as none of the judges sought a review.
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July 22, 2019
Mount Sinai Begins $1B Downtown Health Care Revamp
Mount Sinai Health System on Monday said it has applied to begin construction of a new Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital and two additional facilities as part of a $1 billion plan to rejuvenate health care facilities in Downtown New York.
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July 22, 2019
Mass. Wins Bid To Change Judgment In Tribal Casino Suit
A federal court has granted Massachusetts’ request to amend a judgment in the state’s suit against a Native American tribe over its operation of a casino, declining to resolve the tribe’s concern that the state may interfere with its rights to operate a gambling facility.
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