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Clean Energy

Administration, California Agree to Build 4.6 GW of Pacific Offshore Wind

Debra K. Rubin

Mary B. Powers

May 25, 2021

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Defense Dept., long a project opponent, will allow development in two areas, while state vows $20M to expedite permits, port work and floating turbine approvals; at least 380 turbines are envisioned.

Biden Administration Aims to Curb Carbon in Public, Private Buildings

Bruce Buckley

May 18, 2021

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EPA and DOE unveil programs to push building decarbonization, including the federal government's first-ever building performance standards and $30 million for specialized worker training

Environmental

EPA Watchdog Audits Cite Agency Enforcement Falloff in Recent Years

Mary B. Powers

May 18, 2021

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IG finds impacts from Trump-era changes, but also issues from earlier resource and staff cuts; agency rescinds two rules this week enacted by the former president.

Infrastructure Funding

Biden, GOP Senators Expected to Resume Talks on Infrastructure Bill

Tom Ichniowski

May 17, 2021

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Senate Republicans' new legislation could come this week.

AEC Coalition Lays Out Federal Actions for Healthier Buildings

Nadine M. Post

May 14, 2021

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A coalition of more than 250 architecture, engineering and construction firms is urging the Biden administration to take "swift executive action" to require higher sustainability standards for U.S. buildings and infrastructure as part of its Build Back Better plan.

Clean Energy Development

First Large-Scale US Offshore Wind Project OK'ed For Construction

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

May 12, 2021

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$2.8B, 800MW Vineyard Wind, off Massachusetts, wins U.S. approval to be built under a PLA, as next 800MW state project moves ahead and new ocean real estate is auctioned to add more capacity.

Biden Highlights Deficient Calcasieu River Bridge in Infrastructure Pitch

Autumn Cafiero Giusti

May 7, 2021

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During a May 6 visit to Louisiana, President Joe Biden highlighted the structurally deficient I-10 bridge over the Calcasieu River in Lake Charles as an example of a project his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan could help fund.

Biden Administration

Biden Picks Ex-Interior Dept. Official for Top Army Civil Works Post

Tom Ichniowski

April 28, 2021

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Nominee Michael Connor also was commissioner for the Bureau of Reclamation in the Obama administration.

Tap Every Source for Infrastructure Funds

April 21, 2021

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After all the hosannas about infrastructure’s importance, it’s unsettling how quickly faith falters when it comes to paying.

Brown plaque with light-colored text says "Faubourg Treme." It is underneath an overpass.

Biden Administration Seeks to Address the Interstate Highway System's Racist Past

Corinne Grinapol

April 15, 2021

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Infrastructure plan includes $20B plan to address racism that many transportation veterans say helped fuel highway projects in the past.

Chicago Contractor Charged in $325K Amtrak Bribery Scheme

Wood Group Financial Review Uncovers 'Cultural Failings' in Projects Business

Kiewit to Build Record 4.5-GW Gas Power Plant for Pa. Data Center Complex

Britain Approves $13B Lower Thames Crossing Project

Nevada Lithium Mine Secures Funding to Begin Construction

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