US Environmental Protection Agency and US Army Corps of Engineers say rule would clarify decades of confusion over wetlands and bodies of water that require federal permits for projects that could potentially damage or disturb them

An unexpected shift in the disaster-response agency’s leadership could further complicate funding and project decisions already delayed by the recent federal government shutdown.

Key infrastructure programs face a slow climb back as agencies tackle large workloads without additional resources.

The proposal funds the completion of ongoing megaprojects in New York and New Jersey, in addition to other critical infrastructure upgrades.

The firm is conducting the removal of a massive concrete structure as a part of a $230 million reimagining of the rapid transit system’s Five Points Station.