Protests from losing bidders Bechtel and BWXT, which claim conflict of interest and improprieties in award of contract worth up to $28B over ten years, spur agency review and possible rebid.
Judges examined each project in an effort to distinguish the best from the best in terms of teamwork, safety, overcoming challenges, innovation and quality.
Scope of federal jurisdiction on lands near certain bodies of water is core to landowner challenge, but timing of court action will determine if Justice Stephen Breyer, a veteran of Clean Water Act rulings, can weigh in before he retires.
Mastec-built Virginia to W.Va. natural gas project, set to operate in summer, faces unclear delay as feds must reassess its water crossings in a national forest.