Recent big news is that the Trump administration is likely to approve an Alaskan road project that cuts through a habitat for a migratory bird population, and it’s causing legal and conservation concerns. Add to that the U.S. government shutdown that’s disrupting infrastructure services. Air traffic control continues but without worker pay; national parks remain partially open; government-contract road and bridge projects face delays; and EPA-paused nonessential services are causing delays for water and wastewater utilities. Learn about this and more in this edition of Market Moves. 

—Theresa Houck, Senior Editor