Japan auto giant's new EV battery plant will be the third in Ontario—in addition to a Volkswagen facility in St. Thomas to start construction in 2025 and a Stellantis-LG plant in Windsor under way since last year.

The point of contention in the EPA-issued mandates is the technical and economic viability of carbon capture and storage technology. 

The funding agreement with the U.S. Commerce Dept. was contingent on the company's recently announced pledge to invest $50 billion in the plants over the next five years.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce plans a legal challenge to the rule; a construction group is weighing a similar action.

But project development continues in the state—with builder Skanska gaining a $861M NYC port upgrade contract—and in the US, with federal lease auctions now set for offshore Maine and Oregon as first of 12 through 2028, and NJ announcing it will seek up to 4 GW capacity add.

Water groups fear the chemicals' new classification as hazardous substances will leave them open to lawsuits from PFAS producers. 

Biden wants the U.S. Trade Representative to consider tripling the present tariff level.

Two tribes and 24 states are set to receive the funds this year. 

Grants go to 80 road, bridge, transit and other projects to improve their ability to withstand floods, rising seas and other harmful effects of climate change in 37 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands.

New contaminant levels for two key PFAS chemicals, each 4 parts per trillion, are near the current U.S. practical detection limit, industry expert tells ENR, but EPA says more federal funding and added compliance time would boost fixes by drinking water systems.