The Army Corps of Engineers is suspending $11 billion in infrastructure projects because of the ongoing government shutdown, according to White House budget director Russell Vought. He attributes the freeze to a lapse in federal funding, describing it as the result of a “Democrat shutdown.”

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expediting permits for a protective tunnel around Enbridge’s aging oil pipeline beneath the Great Lakes. This decision, under a Trump energy emergency order, has sparked fears among environmentalists about potential lack of scrutiny and environmental risks.