The U.S. Defense Dept. awarded a $120-million contract to a domestic unit of Australia-based Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. to build America's first heavy rare earth processing plant.
An African-American journeyman laborer says he encountered racism from other workers on tech company modernization project at its large Redmond, Wash., campus.
Industry jobs tied to electric power generation; transmission, storage and distribution; and energy efficiency grew in 2021, but report data does not reflect impacts of more current sector events.